Killshot

Snow and ice, that was all the small fae had been able to find. While her big brothers had been occupying themselves fooling around with one another, Circia had been scouting the nearby lands, both for resources and also for other wolves for them to take advantage of. Unfortunately, she'd found neither, the hostility of winter in the northern part of the continent making conditions harsh for even the most adaptable of creatures. So she'd trudged back to where she'd left the two brutes, meeting up with them soon after and following their lead south. All three of them seemed chilled to the bone and in need of some R&R, so when they made their way towards the volcanic hot springs, Cia was more than a little relieved. Not only would she get a chance to warm up her frozen bones, but she'd have the opportunity to clean her coat and show off to her lecherous brothers too? Now today was shaping up to be a veeeery good day indeed!

The trio arrived to the springs in due time, the air thick with the pungent stench of sulfur from the volcanic activity that heated the natural hot tubs of steaming water, but it was far from the worst thing she'd ever smelled. Besides, after a few minutes, you didn't even notice the smell! She did, however, continue to notice the radiating humidity and warmth in the air, a welcome change to the bitter cold. In typical fashion, Ouro showed no hesitation in going in first, slipping into a large pool of steamy water and setting right to relaxing. She smirked a crooked little grin and shook her head; their brother was so incorrigible! And speaking of incorrigible, the sudden brush of fangs on her ear drew a breathy gasp from little Cia, who turned to shoot a pointed look up at Caduceus, swatting a paw at his muzzle with a playful leer. "Who said anything about letting him have all the fun?" she remarked, sauntering up to the edge of the pool with a confident swagger that became her. "How's the water, Ouro?"

Without waiting for his answer, Cia began to slip into the water one long, slender leg at a time. The pleasant scalding of the hot water made her gasp as it chased the chill out of her body, and the more she slowly sank into the hazy water, the better it felt. All at once she could feel the tension and stiffness melt out of her muscles, a quiet groan of delight slipping from the fae's lips without her realizing it. Circia wasn't given long to enjoy the moment, however, as Caduceus was abruptly hooking a foreleg around her to drag her through the water with him as if she weighed nothing. "Cad, you jerk, let me go! I am capable of swimming, you know!" Cia huffed and pouted, but really she loved being swept up in Cad's arms. He made her feel petite and feminine compared to both of her brothers' massive sizes. A funny little quirk in their genetics, how they wound up as dires while she barely touched the two foot mark.

Circia sighed and relaxed into her brother's hold, drifting along in the hot water with him to join Ouroboros in the deeper part of the pool, floating lazily alongside her brothers. She'd almost closed her eyes to drift off into a nap when Cad leaned in to plant a light kiss on her lips, making the debased fae grin. Before he could pull away from her, a dainty russet-socked paw shot up to catch Cad by the cheek, guiding his mouth back down to hers where she gave him a much longer, slower kiss for a few seconds before letting their muzzles part again. "I'm gone for a couple of days scouting and that's the best kiss you can manage for me? For shame, dear Caduceus." Cia shot a wink up to her sibling, once more relaxing to float in the water in Caduceus' hold. She turned her head to peer up at Ouroboros then, giving him a smirk before asking, "He didn't give you too much trouble while I was gone, did he, Ouro?"

"Circia"