Neverwinter Forest Places far away and we're not you and me, but

Although he noticed there was less destruction, it did not occur to Catamaran that something had been fixed. Subconsciously, however, the lack of chaos in their surroundings eased some of his nerves. Still, he was wary when she approached, picking his head up to watch her as she approached. The branch was not so high as to keep him safe from her, and he was not in a position to react quickly should she decide to start tearing him apart.

But, though he tensed, she only brushed her nose along his flank. There would be no trace of the hot springs there, though they were pungent when he had smelled them. He had left the territory, however, and smelled of fresh, rushing waters.

The bounty hunter's tail whisked against the fallen tree trunk in a wary bid for her goodwill.

"Wells where the water rises warm from underground," he replied. "Some of them will burn you. Some might feel good on that leg."

But it was a long way to go just for a soak.

"They say there are healing waters deeper in these woods," he went on, sounding more skeptical now. "If there were, I'd think someone would've found them a long time ago."