In the back, with Fainne

"Is it really true that everyone from Arakan travels and fights in the nude...?!" Was the first thing that Fainne said to him once he'd climbed up in the wagon and their little group started moving again - and it was far from the last question that she had for him during their trip together.

"Well, it's mostly true, yes." Dareios smiled back at the wide-eyed little beauty as she settled down beside him, enjoying her curious company while her sisters seemed content to keep a little more distance. "Donning armor would only hinder our movements, and we rarely see any point in hiding our bodies from one another."

"But... wouldn't that mean you're naked always then? Not just when fighting?" She pointed out, with her eyes growing even bigger as he nodded his head at her question. "But, what about women then? Surely they wear clothes at least?"

"Only when appropriate." He replied, with his smile growing wider as he noticed how his answer puzzled her, and made her blush a little as he looked down to her lovely figure while continuing. "We're a very honest kind of people, and we see no reason to be hiding all that we've been graced with."

"But when would you deem it appropriate then...?" Fainne continued asking after just a moments pause, her dark eyes gleaming with curiosity throughout her interrogation of him. "Only when you're meeting with strangers, outside of your own country?"

"And only rarely even then! Though we're polite enough on demand."

Their conversation continued with many more questions about his homeland and 'strange' customs - with one of the older sisters adding a few words at some points from their seat at the front -, until the sun started setting and they stopped to prepare for the night. Somehow Dareios had hoped to befriend at least one of the lovely ladies enough to have them share his bed, but even Fainne didn't seem to yearn for his company - despite of all the things he'd told her and made her blush about during their talk.

"Well..." He figured to himself as he wrapped himself in his cloak and settled down for the first watch of the night, having agreed with the others to take turns keeping an eye out for wild animals and bandits. "Perhaps they'll come around to it tomorrow..."