The bath water had long stopped steaming by the time he relaxed. Candles flickered softly across the bathroom casting shadows on the walls. The light crystals had been dimmed to create an ambience.
The bathing pool was large enough to hold ten people but somehow it felt smaller, more comfortable, and warmer tonight.
Lilith sat behind Atheline with her sleeves rolled up to her elbows, carefully combing her fingers through white strands of his wet hair. The strands slipped through her fingers like silk.
Usually, he carried himself with excessive energy or sharp like a blade but once in a while he was as he was tonight.
He looked tired.
His eyes remained closed as he leaned back against the edge of the bath between her spread legs, one arm dropped lazily across the stone beside her.
"You seem to have lost weight, " she said, breaking the silence.
Atheline leaned his head back and met her scrutinising gaze.
