The air changed first, and Boreal took a big whuff of it in to clear her nostrils. Tal noticed it a few moments later, and something in him began to ease as the humidity caressed his heat-dry skin. Melita's indications of comfort and relaxation of her guard might have surprised him if he hadn't felt an intangible sense of safety about the place, and he gave her an unexpected grin as she revealed the hot springs in all their glory.
"Hey, guess mebbe you know what you're doin'." He raised his eyes to the ceiling, rubbing at the back of his neck awkwardly. "So uh. Thanks, Mel." Charming as ever, he wouldn't quite look at her while he said it, waiting for her to start making her own preparations before he took a deep breath and hobbled over to set his own pack and weapons beside hers. Boreal nosed him carefully, then went to flop down near Fangorn and extend her blunt muzzle towards him once more, puffing little clouds of smoke from her nostrils. The tip of her tail twitched playfully as she watched him.
Tal made his wincing way over to the water and eased himself down on the ground near the edge to roll the cuffs of his trousers up. "Memories? Huh..." That required some heavier thought, and he tucked it away for later. Sliding his feet into the hot water - and sighing in relief after the initial shock of it had passed - he glanced over to the girl and his brows went up. "What do you mean?"
"Hey, guess mebbe you know what you're doin'." He raised his eyes to the ceiling, rubbing at the back of his neck awkwardly. "So uh. Thanks, Mel." Charming as ever, he wouldn't quite look at her while he said it, waiting for her to start making her own preparations before he took a deep breath and hobbled over to set his own pack and weapons beside hers. Boreal nosed him carefully, then went to flop down near Fangorn and extend her blunt muzzle towards him once more, puffing little clouds of smoke from her nostrils. The tip of her tail twitched playfully as she watched him.
Tal made his wincing way over to the water and eased himself down on the ground near the edge to roll the cuffs of his trousers up. "Memories? Huh..." That required some heavier thought, and he tucked it away for later. Sliding his feet into the hot water - and sighing in relief after the initial shock of it had passed - he glanced over to the girl and his brows went up. "What do you mean?"
