Serna was grumbling in a child-like version of Yosemite Sam as she stomped her way towards the bathhouse, "RATSN! FRATSN! RATSN! FRATSN!"

When Serna got to the bathhouse, she disrobed without ceremony and dived into the warm water. Finding a bar of soap nearby, the Shield Maiden began to scrub herself from head to toe until she could smell her stench no more.

Spotting the tell-tale foot prints of angry little girl through the dirt was good enough for Alyson to follow. Caliaphy went too far this time. Too far. The bits of mud and slime that fell off Serna definitely told the elementalist she was at the baths. Approaching the door to the bath, she entered slowly and heard the sound of someone bathing, "Serna? Are you in here?"

"Yes, Alyson, I'm here!" Serna responded as she continued to scrub herself, "Is Caliaphy with you?"

"No. She has been banished to her home between the worlds until sunrise tomorrow." The elementalist walked in behind the changing screen, stripped and slid into the soothing waters of another pool next to Serna. "I am sorry that Caliaphy went that far with you. So tell me what's the real reason for the kurori to pull a dirty trick on you?"

"GOOD!" Serna replied with firm satisfaction before she ducked beneath the surface of the water, "I could do with one less fairy in my life right about now."

The Shield Maiden reemerged and replied, "Caliaphy wants Willow! And she knows that I want him too! So now she's decided to start a prank war with me until Willow clearly declares which one of us he wants. She could have a gazillion other Elves around here. But no! She wants Willow and I have to best her until I can get him. That's why she pulled that dirty trick on me. It's because she's a mean, nasty kurori who can't keep her hands off my man!"

"Your man, Serna?" The elementalist lathered herself up to get rid of the sweat from the battle earlier and rinsed herself off, "Well then you best go and express your feelings to Willow before sunrise tomorrow otherwise Caliaphy will pick up right where she left off. You are a shield maiden, take a stand and tell Willow how you feel towards him because he has no idea on how you feel."

"You know what. I will!" Serna boldly declared, "There is no way in the Realm I'm going to let some two-bit, no-account, cheeky little fairy come between me and my man!"

The elementalist stepped up out of the bath, dried herself off and got dressed, "I'll just wait here until you're finished. Then I will escort you up to see Willow and you can tell exactly how you feel and what he means to you."