Chapter 30

  Drakkel opened the door to the outside hot springs. The hot springs area was sheltered by the roof. The only opening to the outside was opposite the main entrance and there was a small garden located there.

  The garden was shielded by a tall fence which was probably placed to prevent anyone from peeking through.

  The spring itself was covered by a large piece of cloth and surrounded by wooden planks. To get to it, one had to walk down a short flight of wooden stairs that wound around it. At the top of the stairs was a short walkway. From the entrance, to the right of the walkway was a door labeled, “Hot springs accessories.”

  Drakkel walked the short walkway to get to the door. Behind it were clean towels, a hamper to put clothes in and other bathing accessories. There were three sets of each item- probably two for the couple and one as an extra.

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  Drakkel took off his robes, undid his hair tie and wrapped the towel around his waist.

  He placed his clothes in the designated hamper and walked towards the spring. Then, he uncovered the hot body of water and stepped inside.

  The water was steaming, but was a good temperature. After sitting in it for a while, he began to feel his muscle aches fade away and he let out a satisfied sigh.

  As he sat, his eyes took in his surroundings. He first observed the garden, then the fence. He looked above the fence to see if there was any way someone could spy on him. When he saw there wasn't, his gaze drifted to the hot spring.

  His eyes glazed over a sign, missing it the first time. However, in a moment they returned and latched on to the words.

  In ink black lettering, it read, “The Spring water is changed once a day- Will get cold once opened!”