Soak It In

As he set his armor aside and wriggled from his cloak, he surveyed the springs. At least it seemed the strange, frosty Spring and Summer seasons hadn’t frozen over here. Steam made visibility low, but he was familiar with the conditions, since the Moor could get just as thick with fog.

Slowly, he slid into a pool and sank in up to his ears, chin resting on the edge as the heat seeped into him. Getting out would suck, especially once he left the relative shroud of warmth around the springs, but he’d make sure to get as much water from his coat as he could before he threw on his cloak and armor again to move on.

It was significantly more comfortable than the last time he’d been here, agonized by an unexpected growth spurt that left his very bones throbbing. He hadn’t had a single twinge of that sort since the spurt had ended, thank gods.

Chrystal settled into a tree nearby, keeping watch while Cai let himself drift, though his ears remained alert to any sounds that didn’t mesh with the local fauna and flora.

Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Hear" ---- Think