Kouko considered Asuka's response for a moment, though her attention was turned swiftly when the woman began shouting. Judging by her face, and who she was apologizing to... "Kushiami-san, aren't you over-reacting? We're all women here, I believe that was the point. And the Princess's advice is sound, you should probably join the priestess." She'd have to bring their conversation up again at a later time to continue it. Kushiami-san seemed a little too concerned about the priestess to have a lengthy discussion at the moment. Fair enough.

Speaking of concerns, there goes the Princess, off into the woods. Kouko follows after her, not wanting to let the Princess out of her sight for long. Or, at least, without one of her Guardians nearby. "Hime-sama? Please don't run off on your own." She pushes brush and foliage aside as she steps through the wooded area. She almost slips and falls into the hot spring, in fact, though her eyes light at the sight. "Aah! Hime-sama, you've quite the find here." She smiles and starts to shed her clothing eagerly. Just what she needed to relax and recover! This would be perfect! Once she was bare, she slipped into the hot water, sighing happily and finding herself a place to sit, with her shoulders submerged. Even if talking about each others strength seemed like a good idea... this one seemed better.