<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/03/RosaCandlemass.jpg)</div>It wasn't difficult for Syndra and Kye to arrange food and a bath. The common room was busy, but the Wellspring's proprietors evidently knew exactly what they were doing, and there were enough staff on hand to cater to its nightly needs. The coin Rosa had provided was plenty for a good meal for the three of them, including a large bowl of lamb stew and a hearty selection of roast vegetables. "We'll bring that up to your room when it's ready, miss," she said to Kye. "Unless you'd prefer to wait here and carry it yourself?"<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Syndra discovered that the Wellspring had a rather ingenious system of pipes built into its walls, that carried water up to the higher levels without the great effort of servants carrying huge buckets upstairs. The spring itself forced the water through the pipes, tapping off a tiny fraction of its flow to provide the entire building with water. "Cold water is no problem, ma'am," another servant said to her, while her coworker was addressing Kye. "There's a pump room on each floor, with a few baths we can fill up and wheel out to your room right away. For hot water, you'll be waiting a bit longer, but we can make it happen. Pleasure to have you staying with us, ma'am." If the servant noticed Syndra's red skin or anything about her features beneath her cowl, she seemed to pay them no heed.<br/><br/>Rosa returned Thea's look with one of her own. "I'm sure you'll be quite busy tonight too, my dear," she said playfully, her eyes flicking from Thea to the halfling and the drow, then back again. "Thank you for assembling our escort so quickly. I knew I could count on you."<br/><br/>When the ale arrived, she sighed in contentment, shedding the tension of their recent travel like a discarded shawl. "It is good to be among people again, and among comfort. To our new sisterhood!" she declared, raising her cup in a toast, then draining a goodly portion of it. She stayed in the common room for a little while longer, then leaned over and kissed Thea's cheek before declaring herself exhausted and heading for the stairs, eager to see how Syndra and Kye had succeeded in their tasks.