Tal was up to his neck in hot water. Again.
"Gotta admit, havin' these springs in th'Citadel is a hailuva lot more convenient'n trekkin' out t'th'Fangs for a soak," he sighed, letting his head fall back to rest against the lip of the new, starlit pools. He heaved a contented sigh that swirled the steam around him and opened one eye to lazily watch the progress of Boreal as she dragon-paddled around nearby, happy as could be and trying to coax Sol down to join her.
His clothes and gear were neatly folded in a pile that was in arm's reach in spite of the relative safety of the Citadel, though he retained his jewelry and the Goggles that perched atop his head. The Dagger had been reluctantly set atop his clothes, and when he'd stripped down to shorts he had briefly revealed a pair of old scars over his right ribs, broad gashes of darker skin from some great, clawed beast.
"So what all've y'got t'do here in Halo, again?" he asked Zavien curiously. They'd come straight from the Skyport to heal up from their training session on the Peregrine. They'd made good enough time that the courier figured his packages could wait a couple more hours with no one the wiser that he'd arrived in town early!
"Gotta admit, havin' these springs in th'Citadel is a hailuva lot more convenient'n trekkin' out t'th'Fangs for a soak," he sighed, letting his head fall back to rest against the lip of the new, starlit pools. He heaved a contented sigh that swirled the steam around him and opened one eye to lazily watch the progress of Boreal as she dragon-paddled around nearby, happy as could be and trying to coax Sol down to join her.
His clothes and gear were neatly folded in a pile that was in arm's reach in spite of the relative safety of the Citadel, though he retained his jewelry and the Goggles that perched atop his head. The Dagger had been reluctantly set atop his clothes, and when he'd stripped down to shorts he had briefly revealed a pair of old scars over his right ribs, broad gashes of darker skin from some great, clawed beast.
"So what all've y'got t'do here in Halo, again?" he asked Zavien curiously. They'd come straight from the Skyport to heal up from their training session on the Peregrine. They'd made good enough time that the courier figured his packages could wait a couple more hours with no one the wiser that he'd arrived in town early!
