Xiaolin woke up to a disgusting stench and found herself submerged in water, still in Gale's embrace. The water was dirtier than she would like, and she was probably the reason behind that. It was all impurities of her body that dirtied the water.
With the bathhouse construct disabled, it remained mostly dirty. Along with the stench, there was heavy smoke of spirit energy in the air. It would have made her greedy to absorb them all on most days, but not today.
That only left with her the person she was clutched to. She was about to lift her head to look at his face, but a tearing pain took over her, making her whimper in his embrace.
"Move slowly," her master advised her as he lifted her up slowly to his face level, still in his embrace.
"Master," Xiaolin called, unsure what to say.
