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Rishi	Of the many things the Chateau of Resplendant Delights has, the bath-houses are quite exquisite. Warm pools coaxed out of the earth by Dragon blooded magics, they're always at the perfect temperature and full of restoritive essence. This being the Cheateau, of course, they're all mixed bathing. Unless you're good friends with the owner and know about the Private Spring. A smaller pool, set back in it's own room, with stone instead of tile and a higher elevation to give a nice view of the sunset across the skyline. Rishi is reclining in the pool, entirely nude, eyes closed, wings half open lying on the side, chest bobbing in the water, a tray of fruit sitting next to her.
Grave Saint	It seems an unfamiliar face comes to the bathhouse for there is a pallid lady with a single red spider lily in her hair as an accessory. She did not expect to be invited in such a private section of the bathhouse by a priestess of one of Great Fork's many faiths and an 'exigent'. Once she sees the chosen of changing waters, the 'Wood aspect' enters the pool without clothing. "A bathhouse eh? Didn't expect this to be the location of where we will meet again but this is fine" It seems she bought a bottle of red wine as well as wine glasses as she pours one for herself. "I would have chosen a quiet place I know myself but this is still suitable"
Bright Journey	There's a small chuckle from the changing room just outside the bath area, soon followed by Bright Journey walking in, wearing a fluffy towel. "You know," she says as she slips the towel off and steps into the hot springs, "there was a time when I didn't consider myself a prude. Between you and...well, all of Elderloch, I've come to a somewhat different conclusion." She sinks down into the hot water all the way up to her chin, letting her long hair float on the water as she leans back against the side, relaxing. "Aaaaaaahhhh. Oh, I need to do this more often. Mind you, the baths at home are nice, but they're not quite like this." Her expression turns a bit impish. "Speaking of nice views, though, isn't that an amazing sunset? I really need to sit down and have a real conversattion with Black Pearl." She pauses and gives Grave Saint a friendly smile, studying her face for a moment. "Well met to you, too. I don't believe we've had a chance to have a real conversation before, and I'm looking forward to it. Please, call me Bright Journey."
Rishi	Rishi opens her eyes, grins, and points at the bar against the wall. "Please be feeling free to be doing the helping of yourself to the drinks. And it is most nice to be doing the seeing of you both again. Bright, I thought you would be doing the enjoying of the baths and that you could be using the relaxing. And I was wishing to be doing more of the hearing of your worship of the Wood Dragon, priestess Bleeding Higanbana and that this would be the nice place to be doing the talking."
Grave Saint	She did not expect another visitor here but the wood aspect does not seem to mind as she graciously introduces herself with her public moniker. "Hello there Bright Journey, I am Bleeding Higanbana. Outcaste, Scion to the Wood Dragon and priestess of my little faith dedicated to the ancestors and Sextis Jylis as a great god of cycles between life and death." As Rishi still seems to be interested in learning of her faith, she starts explaining her doctrines. "My Immaculate offshoot is obviously heretical to the typical Immaculate since it reveres one of the Immaculate dragons as a deity. My interpretation of them is that they are a bringer of bounties....and death much like there is spring and winter"
Bright Journey	"Mmm...maybe in a little bit," Bright replies to Rishi's mention of drinks. "A glass of wine sounds lovely right now, but I'm not sure I want to get back up out of this spring any time soon. You're dead right, though, I desperately need to relax. I'm not even fighting in the Arena but I'm still in what's going on there up to my eyebrows. And there's also..." She coughs delicately. "Well, you know. A certain someone I just met." Without elaborating further, she turns and looks at Bleeding Higanbana curiously. "Hm. I won't lie, I am not nearly as well versed in the Immaculate dogma as many others. But I have read a book or two, and I know he's a dragon of...well, life, I seem to recall. But I don't know much of anything about how they view death or reincarnation, and that's on top of your own, different views." "Perhaps you could tell us more."
Rishi	Rishi smiles teasingly at Bright. "Well, next time I should do the inviting of you both here. I have been wishing to meet this love of yours and I am sure this is being the proper setting to be doing the getting to know him much the better." her eyes are bright with laughter. Rishi waves her hand. "I am not being the follower of the Immaculate Faith, what cares am I doing the having of the Heresy. But I am being the curious too, how your faith was doing the forming? And is it just being you that is following this or are you having a temple?"
Grave Saint	"Most mainline Immaculates believe that we are in a cycle of reincarnation where the dragonblooded are the refined souls at the top. However my faith interprets it differently" Her tone changes into something slightly morbid. "For my faith, it is an illusion that perpetuates suffering and imprisons the soul. No matter how one perfects itself, it is an endless struggle. My faith seeks an eternal silent harmony beyond the Perfected Hierarchy" Higanbana then responds to Rishi's inquiries. "For how my faith is formed, I once wanted to be an Immaculate nun for I was on a pilgrimage to the Blessed Isle to enlighten my townspeople of the accurate Immaculate texts. As I wandered the East, I meet a kind old man who was critical of the Immaculate Philosophy, he showed me a shining path beyond the teachings of Immaculate monks. On how many people follow my faith, a few who adhered to the Intou Heresy but even with such little followers, I care about them" "my faith's temple is in the outskirts of Great Forks where you will see a flower bed of higanbanas like my namesake for there is a small shrine there."
Bright Journey	There's a fond, sad smile on Bright's face as she gets a faraway look for a moment. She then looks back at Rishi. "Honestly, I think he would collapse from blood loss from his nose." She chuckles. "In all seriousness, we...well, we really aren't sure what we are to each other yet? In many ways, we only just met, and this new him..." She shrugs. "Hell, Rishi. Him just -being- a him is new from my perspective. There's a lot we have to work through, and while I like him already, I don't know about love. You know me, though. I had all these expectations and they were all wrong. But I'll--we'll--figure it out eventually." She laughs. "Not sure a communal nude bath wouldn't scare him off, though. And if it didn't, I'm not sure if he would stare at me or the wall the entire time." Turning now to Bleeding Higanbana's speech, Bright listens carefully, not interrupting, face thoughtful. "Hm. I have to admit, I feel fulfilled when I work hard to perfect myself. I guess I can see why just -being at peace- would be nice, though. It's been nothing but conflict the last few years, hasn't it?"
Rishi	Rishi waves her hand. "If he is doing the dying from the blood loss, he is not..." she glances over at Higanbana, "...being worthy of you." but she's grinning as she says that. "But I am most glad that you are doing the meeting." Rishi tilts her head to the side, her dark hair flowing across the stones like ink. "The idea of doing the being at the peace is being most nice, yes...but... I am too much the one who is wishing to be doing the things and the actively helping instead of trying to be bringing the peace of the end to the everyone."
Grave Saint	"Sometimes the path to perfection can be impossible. Even my kind, the princes of the earth are fallible to arrogance and hubris. The example of the Realm itself shows it, for I remember I once had a friend that was considered dispossessed felt mistreatment for people with such status are even lower than the peasantry itself. I prefer seeking inward peace rather than perfection." She says sternly but there is a hint of sorrow whenever she mentions this certain dispossessed. "My faith's doctrines centers on what I call the Four Inevitable Truths. She continues explaining her faith to the two. "The first truth is that Creation is a flawed thing, suffering will follow thanks to its broken nature, Lethe is nothing more than a bringer of this meaningless cycle and finally the 4th....it will all end for my god promises a 'Final Harvest'"
Bright Journey	"Oh, he'll learn, I'm sure," Bright says to Rishi with a smile. "We -do- have time, after all. It's hard for me to remember we're the same age, or close to it, what with everything that's happened..." She shrugs. "Nothing for it but to push through. If anyone can talk things through, of course it's me." She grins, then turns to listen to more of Higanbana's philosophy. "Well...I have to admit, I put a lot of work into perfecting myself, and sometimes it's the journey that's as valuable as the destination. Heck, it's in my name." She smiles, but it's a bit wan. "I think inner peace is a fine thing to strive for, but I'm not sure they're opposites. After all, you have to work -hard- to have true inner peace, do you not? is that not a form of perfecting yourself?" She pauses, frowning. "And, uh...that last bit. It's a tad...well, bleak, isn't it? Creation faces many threats like the Fair Folk and war in the Realm...but what is the point if not to fight for what you believe?"
Rishi	Rishi headtilts, considering. "I am being afraid that I cannot be agreeing with the tenet that Suffering is Inevitable. As the healer, I am seeing much of the suffering, but I am doing the thinking that it is being most important to be doing the addressing of suffering during this life. I am knowing the Reincarnation is happening, but it is being the life you are doing the having now that is being the important, not the fate of your reincarnation. Trying to do the resting without the trying to improve the things...it is not being well with me." Rishi raises a glass in salute. "But, just because I am not doing the joining of your faith does not mean I am doing the condemning of it! I wish you the luck."