soothe these aching bones

Theory had been training so hard that she'd barely given her muscles time to rest. Everything in her body felt painfully tight, as if she was a dried hide stretched too thinly. It was only a matter of time before she tore or cracked. The young alpha had made her way slowly to the nearby hot springs that she'd heard talk of. This area laid in the shadow of Mount Volkan. How had it fared the past few seasons? She came upon the clearing and was surprised by its idyllic stillness. There was a bit of a pungent scent in the air, a lingering pinch of sulfur, but hardly any animal noises at all. Nothing that she could hear, anyway, and the smell made it difficult to pick out particulars from the forest's usual tapestry of scents. Ignoring the rest of the world, Theory stepped into one of the shallower warm pools and groaned with relief. Oh, this was nice.