12- Leonidas

Somehow, Leonidas could tell what she meant.

She did not just mean on the water, but for everything else, it was a test.

A test of trust.

Follow me wherever I go, let go with me.

He got closer and when he was close enough, she said, "Take off your shoes, they do not like it, and the jacket and sweater, it is a bit hot here."

He did not know what 'they' meant, but he obeyed, ignoring the thought that he had never been seen shirtless by anyone except Loukas in years and did as she asked.

When he stood, and reached out for her hands, electricity jolted through his skin and he felt numb until she pulled him in.