Page 167 (1/1)

The sound of the door shook hiht of Mericlou, who stood at the washroohtly unsure expression turning satisfied as she rounded the bathing pool and descended the staircase into the water The rose petals that clung to her nificent body floated away upon the water likethe lavender-colored blanket

"I' as his wife laid herself fully into the water and rose back upright Her green ringlets were now li wetly to her neck and shoulders "I thought you slept late on days when you didn't have to work?"

"I was cold," she said,face that was both sweet and pathetic "Why did you leave me, love?"

"I'm sorry" Aldrec pushed away from the side of the tub and took her by the hands to help her into the tub, where they shared a kiss "I just didn't want to disturb you But I'lad to see that the disk and sequencer I left for you both worked well"

"I'd been wondering how the runes of this house worked," Mericlou said "And I'lad that you threw in a ently touching her fingertips with his "I just hope I didn't ain and kissed her twice as deeply as before Mericlou returned as ht," he said afterwards "I ht that you'd be too nervous …"

"I was, a little," Mericlou ad face away, "but I wanted it I wanted to be with you, and … to be one with you"

"I'e of the pool He took a bottle of bathing soap frorant contents into a wet hand towel that had been sitting half in, half out of the water He then proceeded to rub it onto Mericlou's back, uorous circular h," she said

"If it's about your sequencer, I know it's not yours," Aldrec said "I bought that one in Nibra a etting-"