Edited by: tommyjl7 and Flubbykin

Damn, it indeed was one of the best 30 minutes of my life, the bastard was not lying. Right now I was lying in the open bath of the hot springs - outside of the main building letting my body rest in warm waters enhancing the lovely experience. My whole body was still all wobbly and my mind was in a state of semi-coma. I just existed there with time being such a meaningless thing…

- “May I offer you a drink, sir?” I didn’t hear maid approaching me with a plate on which a single glass with a colorful liquid stood proudly. Normally, I would freak out that I let someone sneak up on me like that, yet right now I just looked at a lovely girl with a polite smile.

- “Are you an angel that just answered my prayers?” with gratitude I took the glass from the plate.

- “No, sir, it’s just a common thing that after sitting so long in hot water you would get thirsty… though it was a very nice thing to hear.” She courted with a smile plastered on her face.

I bet she had dozens if not hundreds of clients by now yet as mostly “important” people came here, they would act in a less sophisticated way while dealing with workers of “lower status.”

- “Sir, I just wish to make sure, you are aware these are mixed baths?”

- I have learned it just now…”

- “We don’t have many clients today and we have quite a few springs, so the chances of meeting other guests are almost non-existing, though I would like to know if you wish me to lead your other companions here as soon as their treatments would be over.”

- “Gisele- yes, yet I am not sure how Lanele would act if she would kno…” wait wait wait “… you know what? That actually would be a great idea.”

I showed all my teeth in a wide smile. A sparkle of understanding in her eyes let me know that she understood that I am about to pull a little prank on my other friend who was not used to being naked next to individuals of the opposite gender. The question remained – will she help me pull this trick, or maybe her loyalty to the credo of maids will be strong enough to...

- “Very well. I will make sure they won’t be lead astray!” she said with much more vigor.

THAT WAS FAST! You didn’t even consider if there would be any complaint!

- “You are a little playful devil, aren’t you, Teresa?” I just asked relaxing back on my spot.

I didn’t have to look at her to know that a truly dreadful smile bloomed on her lips.

I can bet, that she has been treated quite badly by some of the clients, so the idea of paying them back, even if just a little, was like a reward better than anything else. So what that she wasn't harmed by this particular client? In eyes of customer-relation worker we are all the same.

The time passed in this idyllic mood, maybe an hour or so passed and I didn’t even dream about leaving my spot, yet eventually, my peaceful oasis was disturbed by a sound of well-trained feet marching carefully over slippery stones.

- “Stop whining! Gis, it wasn’t that bad!”

- “They touched me in such a horrible way… I feel violated and tainted.”

- “Now you are just being dramatic!”

The short path that was leading from the building to the hot spring was separated by a wall of decorating stone-like monuments, so I couldn’t see them nor could they see me.

- “I am not! They barely touched you! Just put some disgusting green mush all over you and...”

- “I am an elf, Giselle! We are one of the first races that were ever created by the goddess… thus we are naturally perfect! You can’t improve something that is already that magnificent!”

Voice of the priestess was extremely cheerful and playful, it was obvious she was just teasing dragoness and not meant to boast and put one race over another.

- “Just look at me!” she continued. I could almost imagine her crossing Gis’s path forcing her to take a glance “… this naturally silk-like skin! This spotless… Wait, Gis, What are you doing!?”

- “Just taking a look, as you asked me too… Hmm… it requires some more careful inspection on my part!

I heard pure malice and envy in my lover’s voice.

- “WHERE ARE YOU TOUCHING ME! Stop! Giselle! God damn it! Stop!”

- “And how do you like this!? Hmm!? Oh, crap, your skin is truly soft and… springy!”

- “KYAA!”

Oh crap, that scream was cute.

- “Leave me alone you stupid sow!” I heard with a loud smack Lanele freed herself from Gis’s embrace before starting to run toward the spring while laughing. “I will tell on you to Zari!”

- “Please don’t. He will use it to make some highly inappropriate jokes about my sexuality.”

Isn’t it just wonderful when a lover knows exactly what kind of reaction her mate will have after exposing them to certain events?

And then, Lanele ran right into my range of view. And as she saw me, she froze in place. It is just the right thing to do to enter a bath area naked, with nothing but a towel that you would use to cover your body, though, in most cases when you would enter same-sex bath, you wouldn’t even bother with this and use the towel for other purposes.

Right now, the priestess was standing in her Eve’s suit with a towel nicely folded in her hand, and I must admit that everything they say about an elf’s beauty is just honest truth. Neither did Lana boasted in vain about her beauty. A nice slender figure, beautifully curved hips and bosom together with her very pale skin and blonde, almost platinum hair now bathed in the sunlight made a picture that most artist would die for in order to get the possibility to paint her beauty.

- “My-my, Lanele, how brave of you, coming dressed like this to a mixed bath. I never knew you had this side…”

- “N-n-n-n…” her lower lip was trembling “NOOOOOO!” she turned around and wanted to run away, yet somehow, I had no idea how this coincidence could happen without divine intervention, but she ran right into Gisele. Or between two certain aspects of Gisele – burying her face right in.

- “O-ho, Gis wouldn’t allow me to do this, but to know that the two of you managed to make such a relationship when I wasn’t looking… I am both amused and terrified.” I shook my head to the sides displaying my disbelief.

- “This is not what you think it is…. AND DON’T YOU DARE START MAKING PUNS OUT OF IT!”

- “You sure? As I could hear the two of you have quite an intimate…”

- “THAT’S NOT TRUE!” Gis burst, though as she was still holding Lanele who was desperately trying to run away…. It was much more grotesque than terrifying.

- “Once again, where were you touching her again, Gis?” I raised my brow “… could you tell me which part of her was… how did you call it? Springy?”

In a perfect unison faces of both elf and dragoness started covering in blood-red blush.

- “Ok. Let’s calm down. There is a very simple way to explain this whole situation…”

She once again tried to start a logical conversation. Silly thing, you think I will let you? As I am having so much fun? No way.

- “It’s ok, babe, I get it.” I said with a sad expression.

- “You do?” she just couldn’t believe it. Well, she shouldn’t.

- “Yes. A-apparently… I was not good enough? Right?” I looked at her like a scolded puppy.

- “Wha… NO!”

- “I am telling you, I won’t judge you… it’s just… It hurts you know, seeing a person you love receiving happiness from somebody else…”

- “Zari. Shut up for a moment and listen…”

- “I wonder what I did wrong? Wasn’t I giving you enough attention? Wasn’t I trying my very best?”

- “LIIISTEEEEN!”

These two were actually SO desperate to clear this “misunderstanding” that I didn’t manage to keep my poker face. At first I started smirking, then chuckling, just to burst into uncontrolled hysterical laughter.

- “Wait… you planned it all along?”

I was still wheezing fighting for air, so naturally, I didn’t answer her

- “Yoooouuu liiiittleeee…” with pure hatred she prolonged her words as she started approaching me. At first slowly, yet soon her walk turned into a march, the march turned into a run and run turned into a furious charge.

- “DIEEEEE!”

She yelled while jumping into air trying to punch me as she would land in the water next to me. Because of water all around there was no way I could dodge, yet, I promised myself, that as soon as I would wake up I would mock her some more, in the end, right now, as she was “flying” toward me…. she was also completely naked. How could you not use all these opportunities when they are giving them to you on a silver plate?

I just smiled widely and stretched my hands in embracing-like position, as if I wanted to hug here. If Dragoness mood was “on fire”, then this only added some “fuel”. Come at me, babe. Gimme all that love of yours.

And then her fist landed right on my face, only a short communicate appeared for a split second.

You took [18] dmg from [Blunt] damage source

You are now [Stunned]Time remaining:1h59m56s

Then, everything turned black.