Rivkah said. “The mages sensed it when they probed the ground, and they used magic to bring it to the surface. There are three here in the keep and two more in the city, plus someunder the moat, and Sharl plans dozens more. The bubbles are from something in the water, not boiling heat.” Chyrie knelt on the edge of the pool and tentatively dabbled her fingers in it.“It is very warm,” she admitted. “What do you do with these pools?”“We bathe in them,” Rivkah said. “Except for the one in the kitchen, where we get water for cooking and washing. There are pipes in the side. The water comes up from the bottom, and the old water flows out.”“You bathe in hot water?” Valann asked curiously, also touching the bubbling liquid.“Indeed we do. It’s very pleasant,” Rivkah told him. “Even before we had these springs, we heated water for bathing. Now we have to cool water in the cellars when we want cold water, and unfortunately there’s this smell. But it’s worth it.”“I want to try it,”
