45th of Spring, 514 AV.
Syna had just vanished, leaving Leth to take over and bring out the night. Stars glittered in the sky as Matthew swept through the thick forest, blue eyes shimmering a bit in the dark as he studied the surrounding trees. There were plenty of low-hanging branches and high ones, perhaps something that would be perfect for what he was going to try and do.
The Harlot normally took his bath in the morning, after he had finished his daily work-out routine. Today he had decided to try something different, visiting the Hot Springs near nightfall to take his bath and spending a bit more time soaking in the steaming waters. He was curious if the soak would help loosen up and relax his muscles, perhaps allowing for a more effective work-out. He has halfway home now, quietly making his way back through the southern hills. He wore an open white shirt that was fitted to show off his slim lightly-tanned muscle, no matter if the shirt was buttoned up or not. A simple necklace hung from his neck, an inverted cold-iron triangle dangling from it, glittering a bit in the light of the night sky. Simple black britches clung to his defined hips, Matthew always making sure that he was something of a walking advertisement for his profession of choice.
He hopped from foot to foot to begin the process of loosening up his relaxed muscles even further, and then slowly went into a small series of stretches. When it came to acrobatics, one of the things he wanted to work on was his flexibility. It would come in handy both when swimming and doing his regular bodybuilding and running exercises, so he tried to fit in some flexibility training whenever he had the chance. He stretched his back with both arms in the air, and then slowly stretched his body down to touch his toes. Both hands crept toward one boot, but were only able to make it to the knee before something of a stretching sensation in his lower back began to ache. He only held the position for a few moments longer before stretching back up, then back down and to the other knee. He held that one for a few ticks as well, then went back to bouncing from foot to foot. He was slow and methodical with his motions, oddly comfortable in the starlit darkness just outside of Sunberth.
Next came the exercises for his muscles. His arms and shoulders would quickly start to ache as he dropped to the ground, lifting and lowering himself in a series of ten push-ups. Another ten sit-ups followed, and then was finished off with a plank that lasted for about a minute. Then he allowed himself half a tick of rest, then once more repeated the entire sequence. He repeated it all for three sets in all, then slowly rose and leaned against a nearby tree, body shimmering with a bit of sweat as he caught his breath. He didn't really feel a difference in exercising now and exercising before his bath. He just felt sticky and messy.
(Keep in mind I can be slow with replies sometimes due to my offspring still being such a young one.)
