No, but...

"You're serious about this, aren't you?"

Tina nodded, tightening her grip around L'abbee's shoulders protectively.

Hilda sighed, letting her arms fall to the side. She knew (intimately) when she was beaten. "Fine. I won't stop you from leaving if that's what you really want."

Tina's cheers were so loud they cleared the birds from the treetops, and Hilda momentarily looked around furtively, worried something more dangerous would hear it and come after them. Tina ran up and threw her arms around her mother, sending them both to the ground in a big naked hug. "Thank you, Mom! Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

"Hold on, I wasn't done." Hilda replied. Tina looked back, perplexed. Hilda continued, "I'm still not sure if you can handle yourselves out there as you are, so, at least for a while, I'm going to keep an eye on you two."

"What? No, I don't need a babysitter."

"Your attire says otherwise."

Tina pouted, looking down at her bare feet. "Look who's talking, Thunder Thighs."

Blushing at the comment, Hilda continued, "'Look who's talking' indeed. I've had my share of experiences out in the world. Fighting monsters, raiding tombs-

"Being naked?" L'abbee ventured, then immediately regretted as he saw the fiery look in Hilda's face.

"Yes, that, too. The point is, I know how to survive out here, so I'm coming with you. That's non-negotiable."

Tina stomped her bare foot, her brattiness coming forth again. "I can't have my mother tagging along on my honeymoon. It's so embarrassing."

"It won't be much of a honeymoon, my sweet." L'abbee whispered. "We don't have any money."

"I could always bring you back to the keep if you don't like this. I think I'm more than capable of carrying you both on my shoulders."

Tina was about to retort, probably saying something about her mother being to old to fight, but then Hilda started flexing. As fit as Tina was, looking at her mother in all her naked glory reminded her that she still had a long way to go to be up to her level. And even if Hilda couldn't quite carry her, she could definitely carry her slender elven boy toy with ease.

Realizing she was at an impasse, Tina relented, crossing her arms over her ample chest. "Fine, I guess you can come. But no touching my S'Poo-Gee!" The pulled L'abbee into a tight embrace, possessively.

"Done." Hilda replied, though both young lovers thought they heard a small hint of disappointment in her tone.

"Well, great. Now that that's settled," L'abbee smiled, feeling slightly more confident about his and his wife's prospects as naked hobos with her naked mother tagging along. He wouldn't say why, but his erection, had either woman been looking at it, would have been answer enough. "What do we do now?"

"There's a village not far from the forest. If we make good time and follow the road, we can make it there by nightfall." Hilda said, utilizing her trained tracking skills.

"Great, then let's head for the road." Tina turned around and started walking through the woods, hand in hand with L'abbee.

"Wait, Tina, what about-" Hilda started but Tina cut her off.

"Come on, mom. You taught me yourself that you don't want to be in the forest at night. Let's go."

"But Tina, we really need some-" Tina pushed through the trees, leaving Hilda standing alone. "...clothes..." Hilda finished.

She awkwardly moved her hands to cover herself, suddenly feeling the cold more strongly than before. She had wanted to double back to the keep to grab some clothes, if only for herself, but it seemed Tina had no qualms about showing off her whole body on their journey. Hilda sighed as she ran after her daughter and son-in-law, resigning herself to being naked for the foreseeable future.

Oh, well. At least it wasn't the first time.