Personally, I was not aware that phlegm could be black. When his coughing fit was finished, he shuddered a bit. He was glistening with sweat. Taking a tentative breath, I saw as he widened his eyes. "My chest and throat are so clear. I haven't felt this well in decades." he said. "It's the steam, Your Majesty. It's loosening the hardened phlegm enough to be coughed out. It's also stimulating the heart by putting it through a bit more stress to pump through this temperature and humidity. The same with the lungs. Minor toxins from the body is also being released from the body through the pores along with our sweat." "I want to spend the day in here." he said. I chuckled. "I am sad to say that is impossible. Unfortunately, we are all simple humans with mortal bodies. Our bodies can't take the heat forever. Unless we want to be boiled from the inside out like a fish in stew, we are going to leave at the point we can no longer stand the heat or big strain on our organs." Looking around the room, I added "Two critical points where it would be dangerous to continue is if you feel cold or too faint."
Reaching for the water, I added more steam in the room. After 5 minutes, Prince Tebald, only 4 years old, began shivering against his mother. "Mother, I'm cold!" he cried out. I looked at the queen. "It seems that our prince had reached his limit. Maybe you can take him outside and return to the receptionist's desk. They have cool milk and fruit juice as refreshments." I suggested to her. They then took their leave with the king's permission. Half an hour later, Prince Gawain reached his limit. He looked like he was on the verge of passing out. The king chuckled. "Go join your mother and brother, boy. You did well." he said. The prince groaned as he got up and opened the door to the sauna. A draft blew in. It made be wince. I was not aware just how long I was in for until that time. This was reaching a record for me. When the door closed the king looked at me. "Add some more steam." he said. "If it will please you." I responded. More steam entered the room. 8 minutes in, I was ready to leave. I looked at them. Anthony was on the verge of passing out too. It was time to shut all this down.
Looking at the king, he was red all over. Taking a closer look at him, he was smiling and taking deep breaths. I stood and said "It is not safe to be alone, Your Majesty. All the realm needs you. Like I said, you can boil yourself alive if you were to pass out in here alone. Since it is clear that you are really attuned to this environment, I would suggest taking a small break with us before going in either later with the other noble hunters or tomorrow with us again." The king was reluctant to leave, but he saw reason. We got out. Anthony was unsteady on his feet. "Why would you try to stay so long? I warned everyone about the danger." I chided him. He frowned. "I...I...I did not want to get out of the king was still in!" he whined. I laughed out loud. In every world, there were those that took being in a sauna way too seriously. The king turned to look at us. "What's so funny?" he asked. "It seems that my lord wanted to be in a battle of endurance with us. I was on the verge of bowing out anyway, so I would have lost to too. I didn't know he was competing. Taking things that far is a bit funny."
