He had, indeed, brought towels. He had also brought a small picnic basket with snacks for after their soak because they were a civilized people in Torchline and there was no need to rush off from their working vacation immediately afterwards. Not, at least, now that they had successfully warded their people and land from the aggression of Void-tainted plants and animals.
And though at least part of the work that they were doing today was looking for Rae's Lilies, there were far more arduous tasks in far worse places. Compared to placing endless rocks around their entire coastline and ocean, flower-hunting in a healing hot spring was an improvement that the Tidebreaker would not argue with.
The Mer King joined his co-ruler in wading through the shallower margins of the great underground hot spring until they found a suitable place to settle and take a break. The picnic basket and towels were set on a dry(ish) nearby ledge amid the steam and then he sank into the water with a quiet sigh.
His legs shifted into a long, dark manta Mertail that he flipped lightly as he leaned back against the rim of the pool. A slow smile was finally allowed to spread across his features in the privacy the steam provided them. "How does it feel?" he asked Flora, a quiet rumble of joy and pride in his resonant voice. "To have earned the approval of Vi himself?"
And though at least part of the work that they were doing today was looking for Rae's Lilies, there were far more arduous tasks in far worse places. Compared to placing endless rocks around their entire coastline and ocean, flower-hunting in a healing hot spring was an improvement that the Tidebreaker would not argue with.
The Mer King joined his co-ruler in wading through the shallower margins of the great underground hot spring until they found a suitable place to settle and take a break. The picnic basket and towels were set on a dry(ish) nearby ledge amid the steam and then he sank into the water with a quiet sigh.
His legs shifted into a long, dark manta Mertail that he flipped lightly as he leaned back against the rim of the pool. A slow smile was finally allowed to spread across his features in the privacy the steam provided them. "How does it feel?" he asked Flora, a quiet rumble of joy and pride in his resonant voice. "To have earned the approval of Vi himself?"
