[20:28] * Molly sits beside him in quiet contemplation whilst he finishes, and a few minutes pass before she speaks
[20:30] (Molly) I think before we discuss the Rose, I need to bathe...
[20:30] * @Morgan nods
[20:30] (@Morgan) as you wish blossom
[20:33] * Molly gets up, picking up a robe and some soap from their trunk. She pauses on the threshold of the door, giving him a cheeky smile
[20:33] (Molly) You can remain here, if you wish to
[20:33] * @Morgan chuckles, following her
[20:35] (Molly) It's deceptively deep in the middle...
[20:36] (@Morgan) the bath?
[20:37] (Molly) **outside it's warmer, almost hot. 
[20:37] (Molly) The stream, liebes herz
[20:37] * Molly giggles
[20:37] * @Morgan nods briefly
[20:37] (@Morgan) of course
[20:39] * Molly walks through the grass barefoot. The garden is peaceful, the water flowing is the only sound. At the bank, Molly throws a small stone to the middle of the ten foot wide stream. From the sound and splash, he'd guess it to be four feet deep
[20:41] * @Morgan follows her quietly
[20:41] (Molly) You see? I would have thought such a narrow stream to be much shallower
[20:41] * Molly watches him with a smile
[20:41] * @Morgan nods
[20:41] (@Morgan) deceptively deep
[20:43] (Molly) Certainly deep enough for what I had in mind
[20:43] * @Morgan nods
[20:43] (@Morgan) seems so, aye
[20:46] * Molly smiles at him, clearly happy and at ease. She turns, completely removing her shift just as she did the day she fell into the pool at the Estate. She casts him a look over her shoulder as she drops the garment to the floor, and steps in to the stream
[20:47] ** New query from Morgan (Available on submenu 'Windows')
[20:48] * @Morgan sits at the edge, watching her
[20:48] (@Morgan) warm enough?
[20:48] * Molly giggles
[20:49] (Molly) It's actually not all that warm at all!
[20:49] * @Morgan chuckles
[20:49] * Molly laughs, going deeper
[20:52] (Molly) *he can see from the reaction of her nipples that it is quite cool. At the deepest point in the stream these hardened points are only just visible at the surface of the water
[20:53] (Molly) It gets better with time and depth
[20:53] (@Morgan) you mean you get used to it...
[20:53] * Molly nods
[20:54] (Molly) It's quite pleasant in fact
[20:55] * Molly smiles before ducking under the surface completely for a few seconds
[20:57] * Molly emerges with a grin, now wet from head to toe. 
[20:57] (Molly) I've never done this before
[20:57] (@Morgan) no?
[20:58] (@Morgan) I suppose there's not much opportunity in a small place like Tawstock
[20:59] (Molly) There's too much gossip and delicate sensibility in a place like Tawstock
[21:00] * @Morgan nods
[21:00] * Molly lowers til she's in to her shoulders
[21:01] (Molly) I think it could be swam in
[21:01] * @Morgan nods
[21:01] (@Morgan) probably
[21:02] (Molly) And you liebes herz? How many times have you bathed in streams? *she grins*
[21:03] (@Morgan) a few, though rarely naked.
[21:04] * Molly looks intrigued
[21:05] (Molly) What about during the war?
[21:06] (@Morgan) mostly then, aye...
[21:08] (Molly) I suppose in the war you wouldn't have had any spare clothes to bathe in
[21:09] (@Morgan) no, not really... sometimes you'd just dive in fully clothed
[21:10] * Molly nods, looking saddened a moment before turning back to him
[21:10] (Molly) I doubt it's safe to bathe naked in the Sudlache
[21:11] (@Morgan) I highly doubt it, no
[21:11] * Molly looks thoughtful
[21:12] (Molly) Unless there are streams from it that I do not know of?
[21:12] (@Morgan) none that I'd recommend bathing in
[[21:14] * Molly shrugs then grins
[21:14] (Molly) That settles it...liebes herz, we need a private stream like this at Innesbruck.
[21:15] * @Morgan chuckles
[21:15] (@Morgan) best of luck with that one
[21:15] * Molly smiles
[21:15] (Molly) If anyone could manage it, it would be you
[21:16] (@Morgan) maybe
[21:16] * @Morgan shrugs
[21:16] * Molly gestures beside him
[21:17] (Molly) Could you pass me the soap please? I promise not to pull you in *she giggles*
[21:17] * @Morgan picks up the soap and holds it out to her
[21:22] * Molly takes it, managing to resist the temptation to splash him. She carefully washes her hair
[21:23] (Molly) I wonder how much it has cost Jarvie to have this place for the whole summer
[21:24] (@Morgan) I doubt it was her alone paying for it
[21:28] (Molly) Oh?
[21:29] (@Morgan) she'll no doubt be joined by... friends
[21:30] * Molly looks confused
[21:31] (Molly) I do not understand
[21:31] (@Morgan) I told you about those... 'clubs' she attends...
[21:35] * Molly smiles, biting her lip
[21:36] (Molly) Oh yes... But no, the suite was booked for us from the wedding until the beginning of September as she didn't know what our plans were
[21:37] (@Morgan) ah, I see
[21:39] * Molly watches him a moment and then quickly rinses her hair. She walks back to the bank and then collects her robe. She sits down near him
[21:40] (Molly) So, the Rose and the future...
[21:40] (@Morgan) aye...
[21:40] * Molly draws up her knees
[21:41] (Molly) We need to decide how we will take care of Varick at sea
[21:41] * @Morgan nods
[21:41] (@Morgan) you have thoughts on it?
[21:41] * Molly shrugs slightly
[21:42] (Molly) A few, perhaps. The primary issue is sleeping arrangements
[21:42] * @Morgan nods
[21:42] (@Morgan) right...
[21:42] * Molly gives him a sidelong glance
[21:45] (Molly) He cannot share our bedroom, and the study is not... *she searches for the right word before giving up with a smile* adequately soundproof
[21:45] * @Morgan nods
[21:45] (@Morgan) agreed
[21:46] (Molly) The Captain's rooms will be used either by a captain, or if you choose not to have one, my mother and father until we arrive in Tawstock
[21:47] * @Morgan nods
[21:47] (@Morgan) sound thinking so far
[21:47] * Molly nods
[21:49] (Molly) If we take passengers, the cabins will be in use, not to mention the risk to his safety
[21:49] * @Morgan nods
[21:50] * Molly watches him
[21:50] (Molly) Either he sleeps in the study and we have to be extremely quiet...
[21:52] (Molly) Or he sleeps in a cabin and we have to be extremely vigilant...
[21:52] * @Morgan sighs
[21:52] (@Morgan) something we'd best think about then
[21:52] * Molly nods
[21:53] (Molly) There is one other option
[21:53] (@Morgan) that being?
[21:53] * Molly looks around for a stick but finds none
[21:53] (Molly) We alter the Rose
[21:54] * @Morgan looks mildly confused
[21:55] * Molly takes his hand, turning it palm up. With the nail of her index finger, she gently draws on his hand, a pleasant tingling sensation
[21:57] (Molly) What we would do is shut off the door at the end of the ballroom and move it to the side. Then we turn that bit of corridor into a small room
[21:59] (@Morgan) so we'd need a carpenter who's quick...
[21:59] ** New query from Morgan (Available on submenu 'Windows')
[22:00] * Molly nods
[22:00] (Molly) If you feel it would work, yes
[22:02] * Molly smiles
[22:03] (Molly) Perhaps if I draw it out for you on paper you would have a better idea?
[22:03] * @Morgan nods
[22:03] (@Morgan) good idea I think
[22:04] * Molly stands, still dripping wet, and collects her discarded shift and soap, leading him back indoors