#fenixtj

"Fontaine."

"Busy day, Baroness. So sorry. I left your Pants on. I thought you'd appreciate that"

"I do."

"Fontaine, do you know how Duff and I got from the springs to my room?"

"I carried you" he says

"Both of us???"

"One at a time" He says then stops "I have magic too. Did I do it wrong?"

"No, just..... I didn't know how. Thank you."

"You're welcome. Please forgive me, I should get back to my new patients. "

"New?"

"Yes... that's why I had to take you out, they needed the space." A pause "Is there anything else?"

"Who.... " And she goes to look for herself.

"The Nunnehi" he explains "I THINK they all have pants but if you charge in there I'm not responsible for what you may or may not see..."

She has gotten to the door and sees five nunnehi warriors of various tribes. The water has red tinges but that's clearing away

Jess takes a breath and enters. "Hello."

"Greetings"

The woman who speaks looks to be flayed in flesh, a wrap about her torso

Jessica swallows but tries to maintain her equilibrium. She nods back. "I am Jessica."

"We have heard." She says "I am Kilni , not my full name but you would have trouble with the long one. My war band has put their weapons away"

"Thank you." She opens her hands, and arms. "I am unarmed. Welcome. Will you and yours take drink, food, or something else?"

"If you have chocolat? Hot?" She looks at the others. They nod "But for now we heal"

"Yes, please......" Jessica shows them the way to the Fire. "And chocolate will be made." She nods to the boggans.

A few come out, others stay in the waters.

The boggans eyes are wide. A nunneehi warband!

"Please bring hot chocolate to us, for all of our guests. Thank you."

Jessica takes a seat after the guests do.

Kini takes her seat "Your hold is generous. Peace is..won here, for now. But only in Baja"

Jess sits. "I understand. And...... I'm glad for this much. Thank you. What do your people need?"

"Healing" She says "You are wise to have a water spirit in charge of it. We trust such as... impartial"

"I am ..... protective of that spirit."

"We would sooner cut off our own right hands than harm him. He is tied to the very waters of the land. We will not turn against the land"

"Nor would I."

"That is why .. no, one of the reasons why we will keep our war from your shores"

"War?"

"The feathered serepent as you call it... "She reminds