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Skanoi should have known better than to ask his father a question which could be taken in any way as a scientific, magical, theological, or philosophical matter. Seeing as how this covered almost everything, it made asking his father just about anything a chore.

"So, I should watch my step. Right. Thanks, dad." 

Kali took her son's hand and led him along for a few minutes. "While I'm surprised that a book would cover such a specific topic, your father is a very studied male. Even though I also studied from some of the same biology and healing texts. In fact, there was one book that- oh, now [i]I'm[/i] doing it!" she chuckled, wondering if some of her husband's uptight studiousness was rubbing off on her. 

"That said, your father has a good point buried in all of that; your body is still growing and you shouldn't push yourself too hard." 

The rest of the walk to the bathhouse was uneventful. When they approached it, there was no mistaking it's grandeur. While not as large as the dracon bathhouses of the greatest cities, it was gargantuan by kobold standards. Built from brick and marble, it was supported by a combination of fluted colossal order columns and vaulted ceilings, with gigantic semi-circular windows placed at a high level to let in a maximum amount of light. 

Spatially, the bathhouse was almost 200 meters wide and about 150 meters long, its vast size being necessary to accommodate Xigyll's fast-growing population. While the city had other bathhouses, they were without exception tiny little structures, sometimes only large enough for a dozen kobolds at a time. The main bathhouse could accommodate thousands at once, with standing room for over ten thousand if need be. On top of that, there were two small libraries on either side of the complex, with writing in draconic on one of them, and tomes in other languages on the other.

The massive bronze doors had been built in Hekaga and shipped in as a birthday present to the emperor. They depicted scenes from the battle of Traeton fought so long ago, when Rughoi had attempted to take over another dracon city before being forced out to the site of what became Xigyll. This migration was depicted on the inside of the doors, although few paid them any heed. The truly fantastic decorations were to be found in the mosaics on the ceilings, which depicted Rughoi and Ardasa over the main bath and the warm bath respectively. The smaller baths had allegorical images of dragons and kobolds above them, also depicted in mosaic. It might have been somewhat disconcerting to some bathers who looked up, as it gave the impression that someone was staring down at one while in the bath. That said, kobolds didn't have the same expectations as dracons, let alone humans, so this wasn't a big deal for them. 

"Well, what do you think? Freshly built and already quite busy" Kali commented, taking a moment to gaze on the vast interior.