"Well, it would be nice to go to sleep not feeling so itchy." Janius stood up and made his way over to the pool to strip down.

Even Sabine got up without a word and followed Janius and Meesei.

Fendros joined Ahnasha in giving Ariel an encouraging look, but her reaction was neither here nor there. He attempted some more direct encouragement, "The water is nice, Ariel. Why don't you join us?"

"Well..." Ariel glanced away nervously, "I'm not sure, I don't normally... you know, undress in front of people."

Fendros smiled. He was empathetic to her, but from his perspective, it did seem silly to have a problem with nudity. He breathed in to try and console her, but Janius beat him to it from across the chamber.

"Come on! We saw you in your undergarments when we met you, we don't care!" Janius' words echoed through the chamber and caused Ariel to form a small frown and her face to redden. Janius lowered himself into the pool and followed up, "We won't stare, we promise."

Ariel held one of her upper arms in her hands and curled her lips. "I suppose there's no harm in it?" She asked rhetorically.

"Good, come then," Fendros said, standing up and making his way to the pool with Ahnasha's hand in his. Once the rest of the pack had submerged themselves in the spring and were sitting relaxed, Ariel furtively slipped off her robe and shoes and followed them in. She still wore her undergarments, but by her expression, the water seemed to be worth it anyway.

Janius held both his arms spread on the edge of the pool and held his head back. "See how nice it is to wash every now and then, Lorag? You've been missing out until now."