Page 100 of Solivagant

We must have been quite deep underground by the time it opened up into a large chamber. Steam rose from glowing blue water. It was beautiful.

“How did you make this?” I asked, already shedding the tattered flannel. My skin was itching for a real bath. The heat and bubbles of the pool were everything I could ever have hoped for, and I hadn’t even felt it on my skin yet.

“Well, I didn’t exactly. We have a creature here, very large. Excellent at digging. They’re called skuppy. They like to dig and live in the pools during the colder season. I simply had to find one and encourage it to dig here, then seal off the entrance when it left.”

A skuppy. “What do they look like?”

“Very round. Big hands and claws. They’re not aggressive, but it is nearly impossible to influence them.”

Well, I for one was very pleased that he’d managed to make use of the skuppy. I pulled off my jeans and dipped a foot into the water’s surface. The temperature was perfect.

Without waiting for Khorli, I dived in.

It was deeper than expected; my feet could hardly touch the ground.

I let out a pleased groan. “Fuuuck, that’s nice.”

It even smelled healing. Like lemongrass, eucalyptus, and green tea all mixed together.

The bubbles were an odd but not unwelcome sensation. “My skin feels all tingly.”

Water splashed over my face as Khorli jumped in beside me. Of course, he could reach the bottom without being completely submerged.

Our tails found each other before his hands smoothed over my hips to pull me into him. I couldn’t reach the bottom anymore, but it didn’t bother me, because having his firm chest against my back was absolutely preferable.

The heat building inside me quickly matched, then surpassed, the heat of the pool.

Khorli’s hand trailed down my arm, over the back of my hand, as his fingers laced between mine and brought my hand to the surface. “Look, my Jo.”

Trying to focus on anything but the feel of him against my naked body was difficult. But my eyes fell to my hand. I didn’t see what he was trying to show me at first. But as I watched, I realized the bubbles in the water burst into smaller ones over my skin, and those latched onto any dirt or grime until it dissolved.

Well, that was better than any soap I’d ever used before.

“Wait, it’s not going to dissolve my skin is it?”

Khorli chuckled, the deep sound of it a rumble in my ear that traveled down my spine. “No, my Jo, you will heal faster than it can damage you.”

“So, everything that doesn’t heal will dissolve?”

“Yes.”

Fascinating. And given I was almost completely submerged in it, I was probably going to end up cleaner than I ever had been in my entire life. This was so much better than creek water.

It also gave me an idea, and with it a new burst of heat inside me. I wriggled out of Khorli’s arms, only slightly disappointed that he let me go so easily as I sank beneath the surface. The tingling sensation covered my face and scalp as well. It was inside me too, and while I had serious concerns about what would happen if I drank the stuff, I could definitely use this to my advantage.

A few moments later, I was pulling myself back up on the rocky ledge.

“Getting out already?” Khorli asked as he approached.

“Nope.” My tail twitched in excitement as I lifted it, revealing my ass to him while my legs stayed in the water.

“Mmm.” A large hand smoothed up either side of my hips. “Then what are you doing?”

“Presenting.”

He chuckled. “And what am I to do with this present?”

“Whatever you want. But please, Khorli, do something. My dick is so hard I can’t even think clearly.”