Could This Be Home?

Large paws led an equally large woman between the various steaming pools of the spring. The place ran the risk of being overwhelmingly warm, but a breeze drifted through the surrounding trees and served to sufficiently cool the springs. In the winter this could very well be one of the warmest places in the area. The previous winter had been harsh, so it would be nice to have a place of warmth to call home.

Home. She believed this was the place. The place where she and Tamsyn would settle down. Possibly raise a family. Hopefully this one wouldn't die. This could be a place of healing for so many. A sanctuary for those in need. For those at the end of their ropes with little hope left. The woman stopped in the center of the springs and closed her eye. She imagined what this place might be with her influence.

The smaller pools could be blocked off with woven walls that would allow privacy to those that needed it. The larger could be communal pools for those that wished to socialize. Back at the edge of the wood they could set up a healing facility for those that were injured. Along the right side she could see an area for training in various skills. Along the left, a plethora of dens.

Taking a deep breath of the steamy, sulfuric air, Resin released it long and slow. This would be it. She knew it. This would be the place where she would lay down her head for the last time. Her legacy would end here. It was a sobering thought, but not an unwelcome one.