What does Claire have in mind?

After another handful of minutes, the two siblings finally release their embrace, bringing their eyes into each others again, both can't help but smile through they bruised and bloodied faces.

"Ya know..." Claire coughs lightly, wincing in pain "You could have just walked up to me and that would have been a whole hell of a lot simpler you big jerk." she smiles through her pain

"I had to make sure my big sis could protect herself." you smile back at her "Can never be too careful."

Claire just shakes her head "Hey, those 12 vials I mixed up over there, mind bringing them over to the hot springs over there." she points to the tiny little "pool" in the corner. The small Hot Spring you saw that could maybe hold 4 or so people.

"Uhh...yeah...sure." you reply

As you walk over to the shelves to grab the tray holding 12 vials on it, Claire walks back to her front door, slightly opening it and speaking with a Sunrider that is guarding the door. You notice she whispers something but can't make it out. You do hear the Sunrider guarding the door reply with a stern "Yes Luna!" The door closes again as Claire walks up to you and the hot spring.

"Sooo...what's in the vial?" you question as you pick one up

"A type of salve I learned when I was in Rathkin. Lady Bree, the best alchemist there taught me it."

"Hey...I met her!" you reply

"Hush..." she slightly grumbles "Plenty of time to catch up." she tells you as she takes the vial from your hand and slowly starts to pour it into the hot spring. "Once an hour we'll add another vial, this tiny hot spring flows very slow, so generally once an hour we'll replace a new vial and just soak. It won't help with any bone or joint pain but the cuts, scraps & bruises should heal a lot faster." she tells you as empties the rest of the vial into the spring.

"Interesting..." you reply to Claire as you set the tray of vials down next to the Spring. "So, it'll help our bodies heal that mu..." you stop your sentence as you look at Claire.

Claire is just in the process of peeling her leather chest piece off, it already didn't cover much at all but below that chest piece is just a light cloth wrap covering her chest and around her back. Last time you saw Claire she was 18.. She looked good then, but wow. 5 years of her growing, 5 years of her training, 5 years of...you swallow hard.

"Stop gawking..." she coughs once more, squeezing her ribs once more as she winces slightly

"Uhh..Sorry." your cheeks redden while turning your head. You start to take off your leather chest piece as well, and as you do that, you look back at Claire, who just has a light cloth wrap around her chest and nothing else on above her waist, she's now pulling a few strings and cords, untying a leather belt around her waist. You're trying your best to focus on taking your own armor off, but your eyes keep wandering. Her arms are so toned and muscular. Her stomach looks damn better than yours, you can see the 6pac on her toned mid section. Sure, she had some slashes and scars but that actually made her more intriguing. Her body was trained to be a killing machine and it showed. Your eyes couldn't leave her figure.

You eventually get your leather chest piece off, just as Claire is stepping out of her tight leather pants. Once again, you pause, you can't help yourself. Watching her slide off her pants off before throwing them behind her, she's got on some tiny cloth undergarments, that barely covered her tush. Seeing her body turn around to toss her pants to the side, you only caught a quick glimpse of how gorgeous her backside was. He athletic legs, allowing her to jump, leap, and bounce around were so amazing. if she wrapped those gorgeous thighs around your neck, she could probably snap it. If she wrapped them around your waist...your mind wanders some more. You always had thoughts about your sister when you were younger and more inexperienced. Now though, you've been with many gorgeous, powerful woman that those thoughts should go away. But those five years did a number on Claire. A damn good number. Once again, you swallow hard.

You watch as Claire walks over to the hot springs, now giving you that longer look at her backside. You can't help but stare at this beautiful creature. "Ahhh..." she moans slightly, breaking you out of your trance as the hot water clashes with her skin. The mixture of the salve causes her skin to feel like a burning sensation. "Hmmm...hot hot hot." she lightly squeals out before submerging her entire body in. "Darien, stop gawking and come relax..." she orders you. Her eyes squinting at you, faking anger.

"Errr...sorry...sorry Claire!" you shake out of your daydream, looking off at a random wall to calm your thoughts before untying your leather belt, slipping out of your leather pants and throwing them to the side. You're now just in your cloth undergarments, nothing else, as you slip into the Hot Spring slowly

"Holy shit, this burns." you reply, dipping only one leg in so far

"Trust me" she quietly mumbles "It burns, but after some time you'll heal much quicker. Plus it feels soooo damn good on your body after a few minutes" she lightly moans

Eventually you get into the Spring and hunker down into the water. The warm burning sensation on your skin slowly goes away as now you only feel much comfort. The water itself is slowly washing away your blood, sweat & dirt as it slightly streams up from underground and then drains out from a path at the other side of the wall.

"Darien..." Claire begins, looking at you slightly "I'd love to catch up, but let's just rest for a bit...please?" she beams those beautiful blue eyes at you.

"Of course Claire...let's just relax." you reply

Unfortunately for you, after what you just went through, relaxing was going to be quite hard for you to do. Peering over at your sister, whose eyes were closed, the water has dampened her cloth wrap around her chest, causing you to notice two slightly darkened spots on her chest.

"God dammit Darien..." you think to yourself "It's your god damn sister...breath...relax...breath...relax" you go back and forth in your head

You close your eyes, your body submerged in the water, your head the only thing above the surface. After many long minutes you eventually start to doze in and out. The hot spring and the soothing remedy of the salve becoming too much for your beaten & bruised body.