Within steamy, snowfed waters. [Magnolia/Himiko/Semi-Open]

A exhalation of pure bliss left magnolia's lips as she lowered her body beneath the steaming water of one of the many hotsprings that surround yellowstone park. The acrid stench of sulfur only a mild discomfort when compared to the near-scalding water that helped unwind her tense muscles and more importantly allowed her a moment of respite from her roaming across the world of the living.

After a few moments of allowing her eyes to rest, Magnolia's golden gaze slid open, studying the rust-stained rock that surrounded her, looking past the snow-covered trees that fringed the very perifery of the domain that belonged to the heat radiating from the spring-fed basin she was currently submerged in. Then her gaze shifted to look out at the mountain side that lay infront of her, the soft snow that blanketed the world, and the sparse tracks of the critters that lived within the harsh yellowstone environment both were things that she could find solace in.

One might even say that the Natural, unmarred, and pristine state of the world around her reminded her far more of her homeland, than the sprawling metropolises, and modern wonders that she had seen in the year or so while being in this world.

With another faint huff, her face submerged below the cloudy waters, before she once more broke the surface, allowing her body to float as she stared up at the sky, lost in thought.

" once again, I find myself wondering if I may truly end up stuck here, and.. if thats a bad thing."

The thought was one that she had often had in recent months, thinking of her lover shuten, and the thousands of lives she had taken in the war for the country known as america, she had been unable to decide if her time in this strange land had been truly for it's betterment, or if she had simply been a calamity for its inhabitants.

"Does it truly even matter though? I should just enjoy the moment, rather than worrying about the future just yet."

She mentally chastized herself before she let her eyes close once more after glancing over to her twin zanpakuto, and large Oodachi, ensuring both were still leaned up against the rock she had set them on, after which she had allowed herself to fully relax within the hot water, putting the many life-issues she had at the moment on hold, for what truly was, the first bit of true respite for her weary soul in quite some time.