Roxana swallowed the large lump in her throat before taking off her boots. She stepped into the river with heart pounding fiercely in her chest. Alexander sat down on the rock again and watched her walk closer to him.
'Come closer.' She recalled his words from last night which didn't help in this moment of panic.
"What happened Rox? You look like a frightened rabbit."
He used her exact words. "What is there to be frightened of, Your Majesty."
"Nothing." He said as if to assure her yet not. "Let's see if you have the strength enough to ease the tension in my shoulders."
For a moment she breathed out relieved that it wasn't the other way around but then she panicked looking at his broad shoulders. He wanted her to touch him? Touch his bare skin?
It is just skin, Roxana.
