I do want to get to know them. {If for no other reason than to protect Riley. He can't help being cautious with someone so dear to him. Like others, Xie has known too much loss.}

Vegas and I need to have tea. We could even train together if he feels up to it.

{Bodies are difficult to restrengthen, but Xie is determined to see his back in the shape it was before the avalanche. The bathhouse earns a smile and Xie makes sure the scorpions have some water to pair with their treats before he joins Riley.}

There are hot springs like this where I'm from, but they are usually crowded or in big cities.

{He begins to undress, cheeks pinking.}

I'll find a hot spring for us too.