[ with his hair fanned out around him in the pond, he had just closed his eyes when he heard the voice, a familiar. His eyes shot open at the alert to Essek's presence; he was bearing himself to the moon-- without a care in the world. However he very quickly shifted and then concealed himself. Essek-- ah, this was awkward and he could feel his face flush.

Not because he was naked.

He was not modest in the slightest, but he knew that Essek was; which was the awkward part of it. He looked up at the canopy roof for a moment, attempting to figure out the best way to respond to this. He was not a maiden, and he highly doubted that anyone would find his body arousing-- so modesty was a moot point (much too freckled and lanky for that, too much body hair as well.) and well that was integrity right there, he could not be mad about it. ]

Well if you are here, then it means you are safe within Pheme's Greenhouse Wonderland and so I cannot complain in the slightest.

[ It meant that sex pollen had not gotten a hold of Essek, and gods-- he did not know why but he did not want to think of Essek getting sex pollinated, it left a bitter taste in his mouth. Even though theoretically, he had no claim on him.. never would ]