Cassie walked along the side of the road an began noticing the houses were becoming larger and more scarce till eventually she walked between road and forest. It was then that Flicly found her and came down to land on her friend's offered right arm.

The ebony bird spoke in her harsh language at length about all that she'd seen an discovered. Cassie listened to every detail though only a few seemed relevant to her as a daughter of man; she didn't wish to be rude with her friend.

[B]"Well I suppose you'll either need make do with one of the barbarians if you wish a mate"[/B] giggles the golden haired Sorceress as Flicly complains of how uncivilized the local raven population is.

Flicly says something rude about Cassies choice of mate and flies off in a feathered huff. Cassandra laughs loudly and for a while enjoying how marvelous her new has begun. 

She soon resumes her trek up the road till she comes to a gated drive which her pendulum shows is the place she's looking for by swinging in a wider an wider circle as she steps onto the property.

Not wishing to present herself in her present state after her long walk to find them Cassandra steps off the drive and walks into the manicured woods till she finds a rock outcroping. She reaches into her bag and pulls out her staff and taps the rock several times as she whispers a lovely song to the earth elementals and they accommodate her by creating a hollow. 

She smiles as she approves the size of her stone bath and replaces her staff into her bag an pulls out a small jug. She uncorks the jug an pours water from it slowly filling the tub and once it's full puts the jug back into the bag. 

Cassandra disrobed and then naked kneels by her bath and begins weaving her hands into complex patterns as she sings softly. In about five minutes her bath water is steaming hot an she begins adding herbs and oils to the water creating a cleansing bath that will work for body and spirit.

She piles her hair atop her head then enters her bath after thanking the great mother for this gift of her power.