Carpe Diem

Walking through the hot springs for the first time, the boy looked about himself curiously. His nose was flooded with the strange scents around him. His nose was so completely overwhelmed, that normally reliable sense was blinded. He sneezed, and scrubbed at his nose, disliking the sensation.

Moving further in, he saw the strange pools, with their high sides, and the water that lay still and steaming within. Was that the source of the smell? Movement caught his eye, and he turned quickly, focusing on it. He couldn’t scent the other pup, but his eyes still worked just fine. He grinned as the tiny creature jumped up and down a few times, as through trying to reach the edge of one of the pools. “Did yah want a leg up?” he wondered.

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