He tells her "ooh love".
Standing on the sandy bottom of the spring Kylin catches her breath quickly. It’s not that she isn’t used to a workout, just the whole swimming thing was full of new experiences. The good ones she carries with her, the bad one she forgets. Ivar makes it easy for her too, still floating before joining her. ”I was..” she mumbles in reply, still not entirely able to wrap her head around it. ”You showed me how to swim!”
Her lips curl up at the sweet kiss and if it was possible she would’ve blushed at it. A kiss she knew, of course, but not coming from someone that wasn’t family. And that Ivar considers them close enough for such intimate gesture, it makes her stomach flutter. ”Thank you” she tells him softly.
That moment she decides to keep practising how to swim, in shallow water to start with. Kylin is already imaging the surprise looked on his face when she would show him how much she had improved. He would like that, right? ”I’d like that, I want to become just as good at swimming as you are” she tells him excited, though she knows that is not quite a realistic goal. But it wouldn’t hurt to try.
Her hazel gaze hold his for a moment longer, then she steps back, towards the little spot in the spring where sunshine shines down on. Most other rays are blocked by Ischia’s jungle, except for the few that peek through. Kylin shakes her head – more of her body isn’t really of use since the water still reaches higher than her withers – sending some droplets in all directions around her. For a moment she just enjoys the sunlight on her skin, basking in it, before remembering Ivar again. ”Shall we stay and enjoy the spring a little longer, or would you like to see some more of Ischia?”