Elara and Isla talk

The water lapped gently at Isla’s waist as she stood, arms still crossed tightly over her chest. The cool embrace of the stream did little to soothe the heat in her cheeks.

Elara watched her with an amused tilt of her head, her nakedness as natural as the water around them. "You're still hiding," she observed, wading through the water, circling Isla with slow steps. "Your arms. Your posture. You cling to the idea of modesty."

Isla hunched further inside herself. "It's not exactly easy to be naked in front of someone," she muttered, gesturing vaguely at her own bare body.

Elara laughed. "Oh, little human, you have no idea." She leaned in, her voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. "Most people don't strip willingly. It takes far more work on my end, usually." Her fingers trailed along Isla's forearm, coaxing it away from her chest. "Come on, let it go," she says, and with a wave of her fingers, the clothing Isla had taken off magics away into nothingness.

Isla swallowed as Elara's touch guided her arms to her sides, leaving her partly exposed. The elf's fingers lingered, tracing the curve of her shoulder. "Why?" Isla asked, watching her clothes just vanish into nothingness. "Those are my ONLY clothes!"

Elara's smirk softened. "Because you look better like this, little human," she said, lifting up Isla's breast with her fingers. "It's the Au Naturale Way."

She turned, her bare back to Isla as she waded deeper into the stream. "When I fight, I usually leave my opponents like this. Bare, as my Way dictates." She glanced over her shoulder, golden eyes gleaming. "I can teach you, if you'd like."

"No- can I have my clothes back?" she says, following the elf further into the stream. The water's clear, but ripples enough to cover her assets.

Elara's grin returned. "No. When it's easy to remove the restriction of clothing from someone, I do it." She flicked water at Isla, laughing as the human yelped. "I'm so glad you did it willingly. You've got potential as my student, if you like! We can explore the world, you and I. Sisters of the Order, bare as can be."