Trying to sort through the jumble of thoughts he could feel the mare's eyes watching him intently. Could she see through his mask to what lurked below...a monster? He shared so many similarities with his birth father he couldn't doubt the chances that he too could be some sick twisted creature who deserved lifelong solitary confinement. Maybe the gods were not testing him but rather driving the last few nails into his coffin, exposing him for what his blood made him. They had stripped him of Merou just as it came about they were all crammed into this hole. Sighing he felt ready to just admit to himself that there was no hope left and surrender himself before the mob came after him. Maybe then he would make sure the others were safe if he was locked away or exiled.

At the mention of swimming he cast a skeptical gaze in her direction wondering if she was actually being serious. The water was surely half frozen with the temperatures falling with the season change. It made it cold to drink but to swim in it? Sure enough the fae had to be dead serious on her suggestion as she walked over to the water's edge and proceeded to wade into the water. Her body reacted to the cold by sending a shiver through her small frame bringing a half amused expression to his face. Standing there within the frigid water the poor girl's head barely broke the surface without effort to stay afloat. "You are going to catch a cold if you stay in there for long." He commented chuckling softly as his footfalls brought him closer to the water's edge as he observed her.

He knew that she was only trying to find a solution for the excess energy but he did not think that it would serve its purpose for him anyway. His heart needed to be beating rapidly and his lungs burning before he could even touch what needed to be gotten rid of. This information he chose to keep to himself not wanting to hurt the mare's feelings as it was a suggestion opposed to standing or walking around aimlessly. Shaking his head in mock disbelief at the mare's attempt to draw him in with stating he was afraid to do so he couldn't help the playful laughter that escaped his throat. Fine he might as well play along considering the faster he got in there the sooner she would get out hopefully long before she came down with the flu.

Resigning himself to the cold water he slowly drew himself into the water without hesitation figuring it would at least take his mind off things for awhile. His thick hide helped little against the cold temperatures but in a way helped to soothe his feverish skin brought on by all this stress. Walking across the sandy bottom the water came up just over his back and part way up his neck, his head was well out of the cold. The long tendrils of his mane and tail streamed out around him like a banner caught in the wind. "Its only water, nothing scary about it." He commented rolling his eyes in a teasing sort of fashion as he lowered his head slightly so that his lower lip skimmed the top of the water. Goosebumps sprang to his flesh as the cold began to freeze everything it touched upon his frame. Ok this was colder than he was expecting he thought as he watched Parelia swimming around in circles with her dainty wings spread out upon the surface.

"How exactly were you planning to dry off afterwards? There isn't really any place down here thats warmer than the rest." He said reaching out his muzzle to lip gently at the tip of one of the long feathers of the fae's wings. "You should also get out soon before you freeze to death." He joked not able to help the concern ebbing through. He could care less about himself freezing but he didn't want someone else to if he could help it. His body temperature tended to be higher than most anyway so it wouldn't take too long for him to get warm again.