He returned the light grip before letting go to finish undressing and heading back to the bathroom to make sure the tub didn't overflow. He sat down on the edge, feet in the water as he undid the decorative knots and braids in his hair as he always did before washing up, and he always put the same ones back in after his mane dried.

When she came in he elaborated on the unasked question, but one that would come up sooner or later.

"Its tradition that one keep the hair decorations in from one's last mate." he said "When a new one is taken, they're undone and the new mate gets to put new ones in." Hence why so many wraith had such a variety of hair designs.