#(H: Himeko Threads)

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With the job she'd done with Welt done, the duo had returned to the Astral express, shortly after the fuss of the Wardance had ended. There were still plenty of visitors enjoying the Xianzhou Luofu's hospitality. As the Express were still debating a way forward in their trailblaze, Himeko figured she'd take a few days of vacation to do the same. The woman was overdue for a vacation. They all were which was why she had told everyone on the Express to take a few days for themselves. March was enjoying shopping, training, and spending time with various people. More than likely Guinaifan. Stelle was...being...Stelle. Himeko had no idea where their resident trash panda was off to.

Himeko had promptly scheduled a visit at one of the better hot springs. She wanted to spend a long time soaking in the hot water and then find something delicious to eat. Maybe get her hair and nails done tomorrow. Maybe do some more shopping as well... Hm. The world was really her oyster for the next day or two and she fully intended to take advantage of it while she could. It wasn't often the red head got to treat herself.

Himeko promptly disrobed and wrapped herself in a towel that the hot spring had given her after placing her belongings away. She was surprised to find a beautiful Foxian addressing her. Golden eyes blinked a few times, until the fact she knew her clicked in place with the details March, Dan Heng, and Stelle had told her. "I'm Himeko, yes," she replied smoothly, tilting her head ever so slightly.

The red head slowly made her way forward until she was stepping into the hot spring with a relieved sigh. "You must be Feixiao, the Xianzhou Yaoqing's Merlin Claw. A pleasure to meet you." She let the introduction hang for a moment before giving her a nod of her head. "Yes. General Jingyuan did recommend it to me. I assume he played a hand in it." Most of the Express could come and go anywhere they pleased in Luofu.

Her hues flickered to the departing individuals in subtle amusement, before taking the offered gourd. "So, what is in this exactly?" She asked, before taking a sip. Normally, she wouldn't do such a thing, but she knew she could trust Feixiao. She had saved Xianzhou and her fellow trailblazers.

   being a general was a stressful affair , even when such duties came to someone with relative ease and not a single droplet of sweat being shed . . . yet , even still there were times and days where disconnection from military duties was required . . . even for somebody of the caliber of Feixiao .

   with that in mind , it was at a highly private and highly luxurious hot spring that The Merlin's Claw could be found . . . well muscled and scarless bare figure covered only by the steaming water she sat in ; joining her was a female and a male on her left and her right respectively . . . both of whom also could be proven in a similar state of bareness beneath the bubbles ; a casual hand draped over each of them showcased hints at physical intimacy . . . but nothing more apparent outside of that .

   Feixiao would take a sip of Loong Balm from the nearby gourd . . . before passing the beverage off to her companions for refreshment , when she would catch a stunning head of red hair approach the spring in question , ❝ Ah ! You must be that scientist that runs The Astral Express . . . eh ? ❞ there was slight inebriation in the general's voice , the source of which quite obvious to any untrained eyes , ❝ This place is usually reserved for high ranking officials in the Xianzhou ! ❞ even drunk , The Claw could still piece together the answer to her own question , ❝ I can assume that ol' lion offered you membership as thanks for dealing with that Stellaron nonsense ! ❞

   with a nudge of her head , she would signal the two naked individuals to leave them in peace . . . and without so much as a single syllable of push back , they would wrap themselves in nearby towels and shuffle out of the room ; now alone , Feixiao would turn her gaze back towards the member of The Express , ❝ Come ! Come ! There's plenty of Loong to go around ! ❞ she would shuffle herself slightly beneath the bubbling pool , signaling a spring hand to bring another gourd full of the intoxicating beverage .

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