Page 38 of Nixx
“Rajj, you will also put on the tables, our traditional fruit preparations.”
“Ha chief, you doubt too,”he answers me laughing. “Yes, I’ll do as usual.”
“Is it almost ready? I was going to show you the hot springs.”
A cough reminds me of Rymm's presence.
“Sarah, I also wanted to introduce you to my friend Rymm. Rymm, this is Sarah, the human I told you about.”
“Sarah, nice to meet you, welcome to the West Bastion.”
“Thank you, Rymm. So, you’re the dear friend that Nixx told me about. I hope we will be friends too.”
“I have no doubt, based on the heroic feats you have already demonstrated since your arrival.”
Well, you can't say that Rymm wastes time. He's going straight into the campaign to promote my companion's image. And Rajj being particularly talkative, we can be sure that what is said here will be widely repeated elsewhere and without delay.
I let them comment in detail on Loony's rescue and drag Sarah to show her the hot springs. The hygiene rooms are much further down in the Complex.
We cross a series of corridors and stairs. Then we arrive in a large room, with large openings on the cliff, from which start several small corridors. Pictograms adorn their entrance to indicate their use.
“This leads to a very large room with large hot water pools. Several people can go there at the same time and relax. And there, you have another small room, with only one pool. A screen at its entrance allows you to not be disturbed. The same goes for the few showers that are at the end of these corridors. Here, most people take a quick shower in the evening before the last dinner.”
I take her to a shower room to show her the principal.
“You put the screen in front of the door to be quiet. You leave your things on the bench and you go around this wall.”
I show her the shower, which runs permanently behind the small wall dug into the rock.
“A system of several siphons brings up the hot water that flows deep into the mountain and pours it into each shower room. The water then drains down this way to the cliff face.” I say, pointing to a small chute along the shower. “You've already seen a similar system in the Azarr Complex, except that here the water comes out of the ground already hot. I'll let you have your shower and go take mine in one of the nearby showers. Call me if you need me. You'll find a towel in that little cabinet.”
She carefully scrutinizes the details of the entire setup and nods her approval. As I'm about to leave, I change my mind and grab her by the arm, press her against me, grab her face, and kiss her deeply. A dull roar suddenly masks the sound of the shower. I realize that this rumble has passed my lips. And it is accompanied by the smell of union, again! I can't. Not here, not now, not like this!
Tonight . . . I end the kiss and step back, leaving her alone for her shower.
Sarah
It is with spite that I look at him moving away. Too bad, this kiss was damn promising. And Nixx is absolutely hot.
Well, enough dreaming my daughter, to the shower!
Hmmm, this hot shower is fabulous. Their hydraulic system to bring up the waters of the underground hot springs and distribute them in various places of the Complex is very elaborate. And the result is amazing!
I finish my shower and wipe myself with a cloth I find in the small cabinet next to the entrance. I get dressed, move the screen that hides the entrance and wait for Nixx's return.
He comes back a few minutes later, with wet hair. I notice that his feathers look dry. Like ducks, I think their feathers must be hydrophobic. I follow him through the galleries that lead us back to the surface.
