Softpaw brushed his tail against her side as another genuine smile morphed his expression. He wasn't used to being happy so much in one day. "Thank you, Raveneye. If you need anything, I've got your back too." A purr rumbled in his throat as he replayed the word friend a few times in his head. Tearing his eyes from her was difficult but he needed to see where he was going now before he ran into a tree or something. Looking back to the front he did a small dance in place, "Yes! We're almost there! I hope you like water!"

The first sign of a change was the trees around them thinning out as if they were approaching a field or a large clearing. "Great! Saves me from having to push you in," Softpaw joked. Once they were officially in the small field, the ground sunk down to what appeared to be a marsh, but the steam wafting from the clear water made it much more unique. "Welcome, to the hot springs!" the apprentice said as he twirled around and waved a paw up in the air. "The best reason to be a NightClan cat."

"Well, come on then! We can take a little break here." Softpaw let out a little giggle and then tore off to the water's edge. He didn't jump straight in despite his excitement and instead dipped one paw in to test the temperature. Unsurprisingly, it was hot, but not hot enough to hurt or cause discomfort. Humming his content, he began sliding in further until he was submerged to his jaw. "It feels amazing!"

"Yeah," he sighed as the warmth hugged his flesh. "I was hesitant to come in the first time, but it just feels so good!" He was happy that the warrior was enjoying the springs too. He'd been worried about her reaction after he'd talked it up so much. Taking in the moment, he closed his eyes for a minute before raising them to the sky. There didn't seem to be a single cloud tonight, and he felt the urge to count the twinkling stars above.

Softpaw grinned at the she-cat, ecstatic at her approval of the site. "If I could come here every night, I would too. I wish this place was a secret that only we knew about," he said with a sigh that sounded more relaxed than anything else. "But it's still really nice." He walked in a figure eight before adding, "I did learn the hard way that if you stay in here too long, your skin starts to wrinkle up like a prune! Otherwise, I would never leave."

"That's true, we probably shouldn't," Softpaw agreed with a pang of disappointment. With another glance up the sky, he noticed the moon wasn't nearly as high as before. "If I'm going to show you more of the territory, we might need to get going..." He definitely wasn't going to be able to show her everything in the territory tonight, but he could at least get some of the more important spots out of the way. He wasn't even sure if he remembered how to get to all of the locations anyway.

Dragging himself from the water, Softpaw sighed in agreement. He gave his pelt a shake but was relieved to have the heat cling to him for a while longer. Thinking for a moment, he realized there was still a lot left to show her, but they'd concentrated on the Northern half of the territory so far. It would be good to hit some of the Southern half too. "So, before we move on, you see that mountain in the distance?" he asked, gesturing straight North where there was a small "mountain" peeking up over the treetops. "That's where the old bear cave is. We're not going to go there, but if you're ever out alone, it's good to know that the place is abandoned. But it's good to be on the lookout just in case some other bear decides to move in one day."

"We'll just go South of here," he said and began walking in that direction. "Oh yeah, in case we don't get to it. If you keep going past the hot springs, you'd end up at SunClan's border. They're not the friendliest bunch, and I've heard they're going through a lot right now. Their God was killed at the last gathering I guess. Anyways, I wouldn't go over there alone any day."

Softpaw didn't even know if he believed in the Gods the clans seemed to worship, but the rumors he'd heard from those present at the gathering were hard to ignore. All of it was insane. "From what I heard, the Moon Goddess gave Littlestar some of her powers so that she could kill him." His voice sounded very unsure as he said it, and he gave a confused shrug. "Then Littlestar fell from a tree and almost died." That part of the story was always his favorite. Being there to see the SunClan leader crash down would have been hilarious.