Henry looked up through the steam rising from the hot spring and to the sky above.
From this mountaintop, it looked like the stars were brighter than normal as the warm pink and orange of the sun were replaced by the cool purple and blue of nighttime.
Surprisingly, the cold on his face and the warmth on his body felt good. Others around him had submerged and he decided to do the same.
This was probably the cleanest he had ever been in his life. It had been years since he had been able to submerge entirely into a bath - not to mention how unbelievably warm the water around him was.
Along with the dirt and grime melting away, his sore body seemed to be comforted by the hot water on his muscles. From his calves to his quads, he felt the days of horseriding. His back and abdominal muscles were tense from shivering every night and maintaining good posture on a horse.
