"In just a few," Devero agrees with a laugh. "Besides, you moaned about how cold it was every night we bivouacked, remember?" He's still fond as he says it; clearly there are no hard feelings here.

He wastes no time changing into swim trunks and slides into the water to sit next to Koumyou. He can't help a little shiver of delight as he lowers himself into the heat. "Mm, you had the right idea."