Singing a little tune to make herself feel better about the darkness, Ember descended the staircase. Or rather, she flew downwards, above the stairs and towards the rumbling and sloshing sounds she could hear. The glowing pixie was currently the only light in the area but at the bottom of the stairs she found an old lamp which looked like it still had a little oil in it. She decided her own glow wasn't enough and clung onto the side of the hanging lamp with one hand as she waved the other at the lamp, whispering an incantation in the process. She yelped slightly as the lamp erupted. Apparently there was more oil in it than she realized.

But on the plus side, the area was well lit now. She noticed there was a doorway to the left of the last stair and was fairly certain that's where the sounds were coming from. She pressed herself up against the wooden door and listened. Yep. The noise was definitely coming from in there. She grabbed hold of the handle and pulled down on it with all of her weight, grumbling something under her breath about big people. Eventually she heard a click and the door swung slightly ajar. Rather pleased with herself for such a simple thing, the pixie slapped her hands together and quickly squeezed in through the narrow gap.

Her mood was soured somewhat when she say what lay on the other side. The room looked to be some kind of bath house. There was a large stone tub carved into the floor and Ember could see glowing runes on the bottom of it. What was bothering Ember was the fact that the runes seemed to be sporadically spewing up water into the air. The water fell back down into the tub and was quickly filling it. When the water seemed to ease its eruptions momentarily, Ember knelt by the side of the tub and down to test the water inside.

"OW!!!" She yelled as she recoiled far into the air, clutching at her hand. The water was too hot. She made an angry face at the water like it had wronged her. The runes started spewing water again as though they were mocking her.

This was clearly not how this thing was supposed to work. More importantly, if something wasn't done about it, it would likely overflow and flood the basement. She remembered the people upstairs saying something about restoring the tavern to working order. Perhaps she could help here. "Oh, fun!" she said, proud of herself once again for deciding to help.

The pixie began flying in a circle above the tub, spreading a ring of glowing pixie dust around the side of it as she went. She whispered another incantation and formed several symbols with her hands until she came to a stop, hovering above the tub. She closed her eyes and continued her spell.