"If you don't make a big stink out of sharing one, I'll try not to either," Krem argued, though in his mind he wasn't sure Cole understood what that meant. He left Cole to do as he wished though, and circled the area to find a place behind which he could duck in order to take his day clothes back off. There was a niche in one of the walls, presumably used for storage once, and before he could hesitate about it he peeked out, then ran to the edge of the large pool, still wearing his smallclothes as he dipped his feet in, then lowered the rest of his body into the water.

Immediately the heat started to leech the remaining aches away, and Krem groaned long and deep, settling onto what felt like a smoothly carved stone bench coming out from the wall a couple of feet down. He turned and laid his crossed arms on the stone floor of the cavernous room, looking back at Cole.