The TarRaCe

Log Info

• Title: The TarRaCe
• Emitter: Sabina
• Characters: Sabina, Cryosanhia, Irshya
• Place: A03: The TarRaCe
• Time: Tuesday, August 25, 2020, 8:30 PM
• Summary: Sabina has invited Cryosanthia to see her new establishment, and the sith'makar arrives before it opens. 'Bina is overjoyed to see her, and surprised she has an unexpected baby. Cryo explains the lizard girl is a foundling, not her offspring, and a kobold named Little Fang. The kobold is let down to play, and a game of hide and seek ensues where she runs around behind the bar whilst Cryo examines the building and tests the accoustics. They head into the bathhouse, and start swimming. Unexpectedly they are joined by Irshya, who was inspecting things underwater. The goblin and the kobold hit it off, swimming together while Cryo tells Sabina how she came to be the clutch-mother for the kobold, and her attendant worries. She discusses how she'd like an easier name for the kobold, like Lily or Fang, and while she favours Lily, Little Fang and Irshya favour Fang. Sabina heads out and the three keep swimming, with Cryo having more worries to share with Irshya, while her kobold charge seems happy and concerned only that her foster mother is upset. Irshya has good advice, mostly that life is life and you do the best you can. They swim some more, then all fall asleep.

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Inside, this two-story structure has been almost completely opened up. Generous windows on both stories allow daytime sunlight and cooling night breezes to flow in as needed, while the brick walls have been whitewashed - contrasting with the dark-stained beams and supports, and the rich polish on the wooden floor. A broad strip of stone runs from the entrance to a framed doorway set into the opposite wall, with a sign above the lintel declaring that the baths are to be found that way.

The ground floor is sprinkled with tables and chairs of assorted sizes, offering welcome to guests both large and small. One whole corner of the building - into which guests are not permitted entry - has been given over to the kitchen, which serves as the domain of the famed monster chef Ligum Serforus. Mundane meals are available, but the chef delights in offering up obscure dishes made from the freshest of monster ingredients.

Opposite the kitchen a small bar runs in front of an array of shelves, displaying a broad selection of beverages (most of them alcoholic). The bar-top has been fashioned from what looks to have been old pieces of armor, fused and welded together before being polished to provide a near-smooth finish. Set above it, three human-sized statues have been built into an alcove in the wall: Tarien, Rada and Ceinara jointly keep benevolent watch over the room and its occupants.

To the right of the entrance, a small stage offers a platform for a handful of performers at a time. To the left of the door, a spiral staircase of wrought iron winds its way up to a balcony dining area, that is chiefly reserved for special events and parties.

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-=-=-=-=-=-=-  Appearing, in Order  -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Sabina       5'4"     130 Lb     Human             Female    Tsuran woman of dark hair and green eyes 
Cryosanthia  6'9"     291 Lb     Sith-Makar        Female    A dashingly tall, elegant white-scaled lizard woman.
Irshya       3'0"     35 Lb      Goblin            Female    A small, blue-skinned Goblin in sea-green robes.
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Sabina is tired, dirty and smiling. The workers have gone home for the evening but the priestess works on, getting at the construction detris and other things left behind by said workers. It's almost time to open. Perhaps a few more days.

That said Bina couldn't wait to share and sent messanged to seek out Cryo and invite her down for a sneak peek. But a bit more cleaning while she waits couldn't hurt.

It took some hunting, but Cryosanthia was found and appears! The white sith'makar knocks then peeks in the open door and announces herself. Perhaps one grows used to changes with her, so they aren't so remarkable when they happen. She's not taller, but she is a little more muscular and they are well defined. She seems heavier, though that may be an illusion from wearing her old leather armour. Armour that has been skillfully repaired and adjusted in a few directions to fit her. She's got the rest of her things, her haversack, gloves, sleeves, and boots, and one other ... 'accessory?'

Riding in her backpack is a very small lizard person, with head shoulders and arms sticking out, the rest tucked down in the pack. "Peace on... oh wow! Sabina! Sabina? Are you here, is this your place?"

Bina pops up from behind the counter with a grin. she wrings out a rag into a bucket and talks, looking up as she does so. "Peace apon your... GOOD HEAVENS!" The rag is dropped and Bina runs around the counter and up to the ..pair. "When did you get pregnant? How old? Oh congratulations, Cryosanthia!" She hugs the Sith tightly.

Cryosanthia hugs tightly in return. She inhales Sabina's scents, good, strong working scents. She does stiffen at the questions, possibly seeming a little colder. She grins however, attempting to laugh it off, her tail swaying playfully. "Thank you! Ah... ah... you are mistaken 'Bina, the people do not gestate nearly that fast. We are not kobolds and this one did not fall into another Fae realm for years."

She reaches behind her, lifting the young girl lizard out and setting her down. "This however... is Little Fang, and she is a kobold. This one is not sure her age, I suspect at least over a year, but still a youngling. This one would be Creche-Mother to her, the not-blood related 'aunt' in human terms."

"Say, 'Peace on your nest' Little Fang." Cryosanthia instructs. <draconic>

The kobold girl looks up, her voice squeaky, 'Peeeasssse. On Nesssssssst.' <draconic>

Bina blushes brightly, a rarity and then laughs aloud. A hand going to her mouth to help keep the noise down in the echoy room. "I'm so sorry, Cryosanthia. And it is nice to meet you, Little Fang. Peace by on your nests." She says more serriously but still with a smile. The smile then turns into a beaming grin and she waves a hand for them to enter and look about. "Welcome to the Tarrace. Artisan pub and bathhouse. We'll soon open but I thought you'd like to get a first glimpse."

Cryosanthia is staring all over. It's amazing. Except for monitoring glances Little Fang's way, she's captivated, taking step after step to drink it all in. "This is amazing! A pub and bathhouse? Did you hear my prayers and dreams. Oh! A statue of Ceinara!. My Mistress!" The white lizard stage-bows deeply towards the graven image, then flinches, "Different Mistress!" She tells Sabina.

"Oh it's beautiful. This one must see the baths!. Oh! The acoustics" Cryo throws her head back and trills out a rising scale noise, sounding a little like a pipe organ or a really large bird. She moves and tries again, testing the room's resonance. "It's better on stage? Yes? One can get the voice to the back of the hall! This is amazing."

The little kobold meanwhile, scampers off behind the bar.

Bina watches Lil' Fang move behind the counter and is suddenly glad there are no breakables or dangerous things behind the coutner yet. She laughs at Cryo's excitement and gently takes her by the elbow and leads her over to the stage and urges her to head up onto it. "Try for yourself. Theres small isues if lots of others are in the room making noise. But it's still good."

Cryo nods, "I shall!" She bounds from where's she's standing to land in a crouch on the stage, then spins in place to stand and thumps her tail.

Little Fang peeks out from behind the bar, "Sssassaa!" She waits until Cryo starts to look her way, then ducks out of sight. <draconic>

"This one sees you," Cryo replies, with a teasing tone.

The lizard girl reappears further down, "Sssassaa!" Pops back out of sight again. <draconic>

"Still see you." Cryo laughs at her again.

The call and hide game continues, Cryo grins playfully at Sabina, 'You try? Just say "Gotchya" when she pops out.' <draconic>

"You keep her occupied, I'm going to try a little dance!" Cryo instructs, setting up a rhythmic tail-thump. Slap-slap, side to side, with a strong sway of her hips. She sings, something in draconic, but light and airy and a lot of it directed towards the Ceinara statue.

"Say /hiss/?" She says trying to emulate the word. "Ok.. " She laughs and then moves over towards the counter and watching for the child to pop out. Crouched slightly with hands up and finger out as if to grab. "Where is Little Fang?" She says playfully.

The accustics are pretty good. One imagines that with people and other surfaces in the room the sound will change. Yet likely still to be very good. From the stange the echo is not bad at all.

Cryosanthia laughs, 'She'll understand!'

Little Fang is not there. A much quieter thumping and running of small feet suggests she is darting for the other end of the bar. Her head pops around, mouth open wide with tiny pointed teeth. "Ssassa!" She hisses at Sabina, then ducks back.

Cryo meanwhile, is strutting the stage, thump-thump, thump-thump. She sets her rhythm so that the faint echo from the far wall builds and works with it. 'The accoustics are great, some tapestries might soften the echo a little, or it could be fine with people in. This one isn't sure."

She does a run, a skip, a tumble where she springs up into a front flip, then lands, all on the music beats. 'That's a glorious looking kitchen. It's so much bigger than the Fernwood's. Have you selected a chef? What food do you plan to serve. From the tables and chairs, it looks like everyone. Oh my scales Sabina, what inspired you to make this place? It's wonderful!'

Bina leap up high enough to peer over the bar and /Hiss/! at the running little one. She laughs and then scampers after her on the opposite side. "Chef? Oh yes! A fabulous Lucht who is looking forward to creating dishes from certian monsters adventurers have to take care of as well as normal dishes. As for insperation..." She pauses to hiss again at the little one and laughs louder. "My two priestess friend and I got to gether and talked. What happened is this. And thus the reason for all three gods that you see. The name of the place is a joining of parts of the gods name.. and a play on words as well."

"Oh? Ah?" Cryosanthia tilts her head, "It was the Tear Rah Khie, wasn't it? Terraki, or did this one read the sign outside wrong, how is it pronounced?" She thinks through, looking briefly puzzled, "Rada for the bathhouse! Yes! That makes sense. Excellent choice."

Little Fang is out of sight but easily tracked as she darts the entire length of the bar, laughing, to pop our right beside Sabina and hiss, "Ssassa!" <draconic>

Cryosanthia laughs, "She is just 'Sssa', Little Fang, only one 'Ssa'." She grins toothily at 'Bina, 'She calls you with my name, this one told her yours is different.' <draconic>

Another laugh from the priestess. "When writen together like that in one word the sounds change. 'Tarrace' Like Terrace." She says, pointing up towards the second floor of the main room. "Likely a thing I'll have to explain time and again most likely but it tickled my Tarien fancy. Like a hidden secret in plain sight. Even though it didn't mean to hide it." She spins towards the little one with a /hiss/ and reaches out to try and tickle the kobold.

The little kobold is easily caught and tickled, and writhes on the floor. She laughs and snaps, biting playfully at Sabina.

"Watch out!" Cryosanthia calls, leaping forward to land with a loud thump nearby. She's almost like a swiftclaw jumping in, "She's used to my scales! Her teeth are sharp! She'll bite deep!"

A moment too late. There is a wince and then a small welling of blood but then laughter. "I will have to learn your language so I can communicate better it seems." Bina reaches over and picks up a cleaner looking rag and holds it over the bite. She gives Little Fang a smile though. "No worries, little one. It was an accident I know. A missunderstanding on both our parts."

Little Fang snickers, like she's happy she landed the bite, and grins, looking at Cryosanthia.

Cryo's expression is unreadable, as usual, but she sounds stern, "No. That was Bad! You hurt her. We don't enjoy hurting others. Say "'Sorry' ". <draconic>

The little lizard person stares at the much, much larger lizard person.

Cryo repeats, 'Sorry'.

Little Fang looks at Sabina, crouches low, 'Ssssorrrysss.' <draconic>

Cryosanthia relaxes, lowering her head, "This one should have warned. This one is working on her. Kobolds get a lot of bad habits, really fast, and she's had to fight hard with the other younglings. It's... she'll be fine. Sorry again."

Bina watches the talk between the two, getting the jist of things over all quickly. There is a smirk and small shake of her head then a chuckle. She removes the rag so Lil' Fang can see the wound and then raises her hand to her holy symbol. "Watch this, little one." Then she prays softly, a silvery glow forming and then bursting out and across the room. Her bleeding stops imediately and the energy leaves one feeling good and is tinged with a laughing feeling. "See. All better. No worries."

Little Fang claps, and the Cryo claps as well, leaning in to hug Sabina tightly once more. There's a mirror hug lower down, on her leg, as the kobold joins. Cryo exhales happily, and is almost room temperature. Her tail curling eagerly behind her.

"She's a treasure and a joy, and a lot of work, and I wish she were mine 'Bina. This one..."

Now she's getting colder. She forces the thought away, "Explanations another time. For the moment, she is a great puzzle."

"Spoken like a true clutch mother, Cryosanthia." Bina says with a more gentle smile. She then reachs down and offers to pick up the little kobold. "Do you want to come with auntie Bina and see the baths? Your step-mother Cryosanthia loves the water, Little Fang. Did you know that already?"

The kobold is squirmy but clearly has been picked up by non-kobolds and non-sith'makar before, and relaxes as she is lifted up. She nods her head eagerly, her mouth open, not understanding the tarien's words, only the tone and kindness in them.

"Swimming," Cryosanthia says, sound factual, "not the Tornmawr, inside." <draconic>

The white sith grins in a very similar fashion, 'this one promised to show her the Tornmawr, to swim. The bathhouse is a much better and safer option. I hope she takes to it.'

Her tail thumps when she's called clutch-mother, what minimal body language she shows suggesting being called this is both pleasing and embarassing. She watches 'Bina carry Little Fang with a mother's protective intensity.

Bina picks up on this protective look after a few steps towards the baths and giggles. She slows her steps and makes sure to stay right next to Cryo as they move towards the baths. "I'm hoping to get the fighters from next door and adventurers back from their trips to come in and use the baths. Then come out fresh to eat and listen to music as they eat. Perhaps even something that they killed. Share their stories. All of it."

"Using the baths before they eat would be a godsend. Or GodsSend. That was the main complaint of the servers at the Fernwood. Adventurers would come in, covered in gore, get it all over the tables and stink up the room with... dire gorgon blood, or something." Cryosanthia responds, walking with Sabina. Her steps are energetic, and her tail moves well. She looks happy, the harsh movements she was so prone to a few weeks ago seem lessened.

Little Fang squirms away. She's wriggly and her scales make her slippery. The Tradespeak words go over her head, although she hisses, "Sssa," once and touches Sabina's mouth, trying to stick her fingers into it.

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A light, warm mist welcomes those entering the grand bathing chamber. Rising from pools warmed by unseen sources of heat, the moisture makes the air somewhat muggy but still comfortable to breathe. The room it fills has been divided into three portions - the dividing walls, like the bathing pools themselves, clad in pale marble that contrasts with the dark granite that bears the weight of it all.

Attendants politely direct people to changing areas and appropriate services, and ensure that no one winds up where they should not. The central pool is open to both sexes, with a strict requirement for bathing attire to be worn. Those located to either side are mirrors of each other, each restricted to one sex and discreetly guarded to preserve patrons' privacy.

Beyond the central pool a pair of massage tables offer another form of politely-supervised relaxation, with cabinets holding an impressive array of aromatic oils for the use of trained members of staff. More prosaically, signs announce the availability of a service to clean clothes while patrons wash themselves, so that they can return to the outer world fresh from head to toe.

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Bina blinks and nibbles apon the kobolds fingers playfully. Lips rounded over teeth and being extra carfull of claws. Then kisses the hand and lifts her over to Cryo to take back. Safer that way for herself. She does laugh though as they enter the baths.

She lets the space speak for itself, walking across the room and turning so she can watch Cryo's reactions. "Towels we got today. The other minor things we shall get tomorrow. The baths are functional now. Ready to use."

Cryo takes Little Fang and holds her too her chest. She noses at her head so she'll gaze at the room. Her breath is briefly visible, condensing the moisture, and she laughs then inhales strongly. "It's almost breathing water to breath the air. Oh it's lovely Sabina, the marble is an excellent choice. Three baths! Ah, the softskin norms. This one understands, and a cleaning service. Excellent, well that ties in with what you said earlier."

She dances forward, skipping, turning on the tiles, "Can this one jump in? You will join us?"

Bina grins and then nods. "Most certianly. Goodness knows I need a bath after today." She laughs at herself and looks over her dirty form. She gives the mystic sleeves a thought and it changes from her normal dress into bathing attire. "And likely a good soak will do the sleeves a service too. Though I think they normally self clean somehow." She moves to the womans side of the baths and steps into the heated water with a groaning sigh. "Soooo good!"

Cryosanthia has a little more stripping to do, so she sets Little Fang near Sabina, "Wait, just wait, for SssaSsa," she instructs, cautionary tones, pointing at the edge, shaking her hand at the water. "Don't go in." <draconic>

Then she starts taking things off, her haversack first. Backpacks don't water-well. Her leather armour follows, next her boots and gloves. She leaves her sleeves on, and concentrates, duplicating the bathing suit design that 'Bina selected, with allowances for a tail. Once the leather armour is off, her refined muscles are very visible and remain so after the somewhat form fitting swimming gear is on.

Then she stalks forward to the water's edge. "Little Fang, this is how we dive!" She launches forward, a high leap where she whips herself around in the air with her tail then goes in, hands outstretched and first.

From the depths of the pool, a large formation of bubbles appears. And a short time later, Sabina's foot is grabbed by a wee hand. And more bubbles surface.

The Kobold watches with her mouth wide open in a happy grin. She stands and attempts to duplicate the dive. It's more of a short bellyflop at the edge of the bath.

Bina watches Little Fang watch Cryo as she instructs the wee one and then jumps into the pool. There is some chuckles from her and the claps for the dive. "Clap for your step-mom.. wwwoooop!" she adds the bit at the end as Lil Fang jumps in. The priestess winces and watches carefully. Ready to step in should she need too. But her foot is grabbed.. and not by the Lil Fang. She eeeps! Lifting her feet up out of the water with a splash.

The next set of bubbles makes a sound akin to giggling, and soon Cryosanthia finds her tail tugged on, ever so slightly. A small fin crests the water momentarily, and there is a brief glimpse of a blue foot before the shape disappears into the water.

Cryo surges around underwater. She's not born to water, but she enjoys it and moves well in it with her tail powering her forward. Then it's tugged! She squawks underwater, releasing some bubbles as she gasps, twisting to see what that was.

Little Fang is over there, it wasn't her! An ominous, pounding beat starts to echo in her ears. Should she swim upwards?

Bina spots the fin and points out to it. "Irshya!" She squaks in annoyance and then giggles. "Irshya! Take care not the startle Little Fang. She's too young! I'm not sure of her swimming abilities either!" She calls out to try and be heard below. She scoots closer to where Little Fang is jsut to make sure the little one's head stays above water or that she's swimming well enough.

The Gobbo seems to understand that the Kobold is a little one, and avoids teasing her. Aside from a burst or two of bubbles that appear around the small swimming form. After a time, the wee blue form of Irshya glides into Sabina's lap, surfacing with a huge grin on her face. "BinaBina! It's done! Irshya has explored everywhere! The baths are big!"

"And I don't know how she is with gobbos." Cryosanthia says, her head breaking the surface. She can either hear well underwater or caught enough of what 'Bina said as it drained from her ears. She's unsure about a lot of things regarding the Kobold youngling, which makes her fascinating, exciting, and rather anxiety inducing.

The white sith'makar swims over to the kobold, placing a hand under her.

"It is okay, you can let go of the wall. Ssassa hasss you." Cryo hisses encouragingly, treading water backwards to draw Little Fang away from the wall. She points at Irshya, cautions her, "Friend! No Bite! Friend."

In a squeaky high pitch, the kobold repeats, "Friend! No Bite!" <draconic>

Bina laughs and hugs Irshya where she is sitting. "Yes! And I hope you are enjoying them. This is your new work place after all. Your area of care when you're not out adventuring about, yes?" She then watches Cryo become a mother right before her eyes. It's a strange and wonderful sight and it brings a watery eyed gaze, happy for her friend.

Irshya eyes the Kobold, and then Cryosanthia, then looks to Sabina. "Who is the little creature?", she wonders. "Is she Cryosanthia's daughter?" The Gobbo is happy to hug Sabina, her skin warm to the touch and slightly rubbery. "Irshya will be happy to work.", she says with a grin.

"Friend, no Bite." Cryo replies, swimming backwards slowly towards 'Bina and Irshya. The kobold claws the water, dog-paddling after the sith, very slowly. "I'm teaching her Tradespeak."

"Use your tail, side-side." Cryo rumbles in her native tongue. Her white tail surfaces like a serpent behind Little Fang, washing from side to side. This example is enough the kobold girl starts using hers and picks up speed. <draconic>

The pair of lizards arrive. Cryosanthia looks over, "She's ... a foundling..."

Bina bounces the gobbo in her lap once. "Yes. Little Fang is a foundling that Cryosanthia is watching over. And watching over very well might I add. Our friend has taken to parenting much like a .. "She pauses and then grins wide. "Like a duck to water, one might say." She laughs and continues to watch.

The Gobbo ohs and nods slowly at Sabina, and looks to Cryosanthia. "It's okay, Irshya is tough. Won't be upset if little one bites Irshya." She wiggles free from Sabina's lap, and slips beneath the water. She appears a moment later near the doggy-paddlin' Kobold, and smiles to her before vanishing beneath the waves once again. Appearing at Sabina's side.

"So when do we start taking on customers? Irshya needs to know what she has to do, so she can do it properly."

"She does bite, and fight, and she will pick up things." Cryosanthia cautions, swimming protectively near the little lizard girl. She sounds happily concerned as she gives her warnings. Little Fang, for her part, is trying to track the gobbo, turning first as she surfaces, then spinning around to dog-paddling towards Irshya and looking frantically happy.

"She was brought to me, by an Orc. Her parents, her community, may be dead." This explanation is less happy sounding.

Bina gives Irshya a considering look and then nods. "MMm. I was thinking a few days but perhaps a week if you need the extra time to feel good about what you should do. Basicly we need to go over care of the pools. Filling and cleaning. Calling for the cleaners if folk wish their clothing cleaned while they soak. Towel rotation. And massages and how much things will cost. I will be doing a chit system. Meaning customers will pay up front and pring back their chit so you can look at it and know what they've paid for and take the chit from them."

She then listens to Cryo's explination and nods grimly. "And she is in good hands now. Don't forget that part."

Irshya giggles at Cryosanthia and nods. "Aww, she is adorable. Irshya will make sure she doesn't pick up things she shouldn't, if Irshya sees her." She looks to Sabina then, and nods. "I will try to be a quick learner. Irshya will write things down. If Sabina have paper. And ink. Or charcoal."

She slips below the surface again, and pops up suddenly by the Kobold. The Gobbo pats the top of her chest. "Irshya.", she says to the Kobold, her head canted slightly.

"That is true, thank you 'Bina, for saying and for the compliments." Cryosanthia grins widely back at her, all wide maw and sharp teeth yet somehow still playfull. The water streaming off her head adds to the cute look, and she lifts Little Fang then plunges her under before pulling her close to her chest.

The little kobold clutches and squeals, her own mouth open wide also. She reaches for Irshya again.

"Are... you looking for servers? This one has some experience running an inn." Cryosanthia offers and explains, tilting her head towards Sabina. She snorts, blowing some water free of her nostrils, "This one also freezes up Ice-Boxes, and can clean with my gloves. Those might be an investment to consider."

"Irrssha!" Little Fang calls happily, still waving her hands in the air towards the gobbo.

Bina grins at all the play and interaction going on already in the place that is yet to open. "You are most welcome, Cryosanthia. And you are welcome to come work if you wish. I'll not stop you from serving tables or getting food from the kitchens. However you are also welcome to make use of the stage. Irshya and I are in partnership with Ygraine who whorships the god of art and creation. Your god. Art and song will be welcome here at all times. We also are going to allow painters to take small sections of our nice white walls and paint paintings."

"Irshya wonders what her name is?", she asks of Cryosanthia. The Gobbo floats over to the Sith, and puts her arms out towards the litte Kobold. "I can hold her for you, if you wish? For a little bit?" Irshya giggles at Little Fang, and waves to her.

"Well, we will need people. May as well see which friends of ours need money or a place to stay, yes? Then we can hire others as needed. But you know this already." The Gobbo looks to Sabina. "Irshya thinks Sabina is amazing."

Cryosanthia nods along as Sabina explains, and laughs a little at the mention of Ceinara, "This one should serve her more and play on those talents. I do admit, I want to strut your stage and be loud. Already ideas occur."

The white sith smiles at Irshya, "Her name is Little Fang," She explains, "though I find I am starting to call her Lil. She needs something short for emergencies, perhaps Lily. It is not up to me. And please, do hold her. I want her to socialize!"

Cryo turns Little Fang in Irshya's direction, helping her through the water towards the goblin. The little kobold grabs frantically and hisses, "Irrssha!"

"Then you will have all the stage time you desire.. but please do share with others if they stop by." Bina says laughingly. She then turns her eyes to Irshya and blushes. "You are a flatterer. I am no more or less amazing then anyone here. I've just been given the gift of talking and I put it to good use in this case. A place for all of us if I can manage it well enough."

"Aww, Lily sounds like a good name. Or drop the little part and just call her Fang?" She floats in place, her tail thrashing under her to keep her from moving. Taking the wee chomper into her hands, the Gobbo giggles. "Yes, is my name. Lily?"

Irshya looks to Sabina and grins. "No, is the truth. You've done very well getting it organized and put into place. And now we have these baths to enjoy." The Gobbo holds up the Kobold, and slowly sinks into the water, leaving Lily with her head and neck above water. Then the Kobold begins to move around the bath, slowly.

"Fang!" The little kobold declares loudly, happily snapping at water then lying her head beside Irshya's, hugging her and pressing scales against her neck.

"Lily Fang, the Terror of the Terrormawr!" Cryosanthia suggests, laughing and shaking her head. She ducks under briefly, to let her snout fill up with water then drain out again. She'd make an odd fountain.

Then Irshya sinks, and Lily's head sticks out like a mini-pleasiasaur, and she's rapily propelled around. "Oh my scales 'Bina, I'm so happy. This is wonderful. Thank you. They're adorable together."

Bina moves to Cryo's side and gives her a hug. "I am happy that this palce is bringing joy. You have.." Her voice catches and her eyes water again. "You have no idea how much I've hoped that happiness would find it's place here." HSe hugs Cryo again and then giggles as Lily flows by happily splashing. "That one will have many aunts and uncles I think."

Fang turns about in place, and Irshya slowly resurfaces, only she is on her back, with the Kobold now seated on her stomach. The Gobbo snorts and chuckles, "Fang it is then." She reaches to gently pluck Fang from her belly, and slowly lowers her into the water. "Swim swim!", she encourages, though she waits, letting the Kobold swim off before moving her hands away.

"Irshya thinks Cryosanthia should wait a little, let Fang grow up, before she goes into the Tornmawr. But if she gets big, she will scare the fishes, certainly!"

"This one hopes..." Cryosanthia says, hugging and holding 'Bina tight, her voice trailing off. She watches Lily being propelled around, smiling, but there is a heavy sigh. She doesn't seem to want to break the embrace. "Tae, a druid, brought her to me. She had been working with her family. Lily... Little Fang, told me she saw her parents, the whole nest, struck down and taken away. I don't if they still live. She's tracking them, she knows another kobold nest that might take her in..."

Her voice warbles, "That would be best for her. Kobolds raised among the people... don't always do well. They... don't always understand why all the other younglings grow up big and they don't. It may bring out her bad traits... I'm so worried. I'm not thinking about it, I'll care for her and see what happens..."

The white sith tries to shake it off, then releases and dives deep to swim along the bottom. She kicks off the other side, swims back and surfaces, "Of course Irshya, the river would be too dangerous still. This one will heed your advice. I hope she scares fish!"

Bina listens and then nods to Cryo's story and explination, letting her go when the thoughts become too much for the sith and she must swim.

Bina settles back down into the water and watches more of the interaction. The play and healthy talk. Her smile is bright even as she cries. Every now and then a hand going up to wipe at her face. "Thank you my friends. I am so glad you are here."

The Gobbo squeaks as Fang merely climbs back up onto Irshya's chest, and stands there triumphantly. "Rah!" She promptly turns and throws herself into the water with a big splash. Well, for a wee Kobold, it's a big splash. Moments later, she is climbing back up onto her diving board, while Irshya simply giggles.

Irshya eyes Cryo and her swimming, and then glances to Sabina. Slowly, the Gobbo floats closer to the taller woman, bringing the little splashy scaly one closer. "Irshya glad to be here, and happy to have you as friend.", she says to Sabina. Moment after, there's a splash as the Kobold almost drops right into the woman's lap. And immediately begins to dog-paddle back to her little island Gobbo.

Little Fang swims with a large amount of splashing, trailing after Irshya. She bobs well on the surface, perhaps naturally boyant. Cryo surfaces at the near wall, grinning across the water, "Use your tail, Little Fang, your tail!"

She repeats in Tradespeack, 'Use your tail, Lily Fang, your tail!'

'She likes you Irshya,' the sith woman says, watching 'Bina climb out and dry off, heading out and promising to return with drinks. Cryo treads water with her tail, undulating slowly, 'Very happy. We can be friends too?' <draconic>

The Gobbo grins brightly at Cryosanthia, and nods slowly, closing her eyes momentarily as she is splashed by a Kobold-cannon-ball. "Irshya would happily call you both friends. And Irshya had guessed as much. She enjoys the water too. She will be easy to bathe, hopefully."

Cryo laughs, watching the cannon-ball, grinning widely again, "She has so much energy, she loves water. This is great." She wobbles her head, "She is easy enough to bathe, this one uses the magic gloves, all things clean easily."

The white sith dips her nose solemnly, "You are a good, new friend. She likes you, I'm glad, so glad." As kobolds and gobbos don't always get along, and both can be bitey.

"Do you want to see Sssassa cannon ball?" She asks Little Fang, in tradespeak, the only part of which she understands seems to be the name.

"Sssasssa!" Little Fang cheers.

It takes the Gobbo a moment to fathom who Ssasaa is, and her eyes widen. She lowers herself down a little in the water. "It is easy to like her. And you." She submerges, and resurfaces near the Kobold, who moves to cling to the Gobbo's neck. "She will be safe with us here, while you are working here, or if you go off somewhere."

Cryosanthia ducks under then surges out of the pool, a mass of water coming with her and streaming off her scales. She's wearing a bathing suit, rather like Sabina's, she copied it. The sith looks even more powerful, her muscles well defined. Rivulets of water drain off her as she plants her large foot, turning around. "Knowing she will be safe is a weight off my chest. This one worries... about many things."

"Little Fang, watch me!" She calls.

The white lizard leaps, high and far, tumbling in the air then tucking herself into a ball. She splashes down, more like a boulder than a cannon ball, causing a huge wave to surge around the pool. Little Fang hisses in laughter and holds onto Irshya, riding the waves.

The Gobbo's eyes go a murky grey as nictating eyelids close to protect her eyes. She rides up a little higher to allow the Kobold to avoid the worst of the wave, and its rebounding brethren. "Irshya has only very modest worries. Irshya would be happy to alleviate some of yours. Fang is very adorable. We will get on fine." Irshya holds Fang up a little, and lets her settle upon the Gobbo's shoulders.

"How?" Cryosanthia swims closer, treading water again in front of the pair, the concern strong in her voice, "This one wants her to be safe, to grow up and have a happy life? With kobolds, their nest might be overrun, or they might teach her mean ways. With me, she might never know her heritage, and someone might just... kill her, because she's a kobold. She's small, and you know how it is around large things. Faran, I don't know if you've met her, she's a lucht, she had her arm broken when a sith tripped over her. Little Fang moves so fast I'm afraid I'll tailswipe her all the time."

Her pupils are widening a little, these are fears she's afraid to voice, "This one tries not to think of all the things, but... I still do..."

Little Fang seems confused by Cryosanthia's sudden seriousness, and leans her belly against the back of Irshya's head as she tries to reach past her, little claw-hands waving at the edges of the gobbo's vision.

Irshya slowly floats towards Cryo, to give Fang the opportunity to climb into Cryosanthia's grasp. "Irshya think, her life all changed up already. No matter what you do, she will be missing something. Either let others care for her, or you do so yourself. You can give her the time to grow up. Become what she will become. Life is. Just that. Life is. Do your best, you will be good momma. All you can do, is do your best."

Cryosanthia takes Little Fang and hugs her tight. The small kobold girl puts her arms around the sith's neck, also holding on. She's seen things in her short lifespan, and while they are normal to her, they are still tragic. In this moment she doesn't want Cryo to be sad.

And, the sith knows enough to put her feelings and worries away, so she does. She nods, "This one will care for her, and the ones I trust, you, Sabina, Faran, I would be glad and overjoyed if you helped. Thank you, for saying so, those are good words."

"Ssassaa!" Little Fang says, pawing at Cryo's cheek, "Yes, that is this one. She exhales and looks around the bath, "Your place is amazing Irshya, I love it. I'm going to be here so much."

The Gobbo hugs lower on the Sith, not being help high up. "Irshya is forming a little family much sooner than she expected to. She is happy to add you to hers. And to be added to yours." She giggles then. "It is all on Sabina, she did the large share of the work. Irshya helped and takes some credit. But as you praise her, Irshya thanks Sabina."

Cryo curls her tail around Irshya, hugging her with it. Her scales are smooth and slide easily against the skin. She is cool, the temperature of the water, not a warm lizard. She looks upwards, sounding hopeful. "This one will thank her, and dance and sing, and wash dishes for her also. It is... a place I need to be."

Little Fang squirms, missing to cheer up mom complete, and crawls over Cryo's shoulder to splash into the water and splash some more as she paddles around to the gobbo, "Irrssha!" She calls and clings.

"Oh she is stuck on you, this is funny."

The Gobbo seems content to have Fang cling to her. It may be different on dry land, but Irshya has no problems in the water. "Is not funny, but it is endearing." She leans back once more, allowing Fang to climb onto her belly. And stretch out with a yawn. The snoring starts a few moments later.

And since napping when Little Fang naps is a good idea, Cryo stretches herself out beside the pool, her tail dangling in it, and joins them in sleep.