Adam knew he had done well. He remembered Ronan well enough to recognize the signs of his pleasure and approval.
Heart soaring with pride to have pleased Ronan, he bowed briefly and headed for the bathing room. There was a shining copper tub, freshly polished, and a little coal stove, already lit, under a basin of water. It pumped up from the wells below the ground, fresh, sweet water.
Adam opened the spigot, finding the water already plenty hot. He pulled his hand back quickly, lightly scalded, and let the basin fill. It was scalding at first, the heated water from the basin, but as the basin drained, Adam worked the pump to fill it with cold spring water, mixing with the heated water and cooling it until it was merely steaming.
A small array of bath salts rested by the side of the tub, scents that Adam had chosen. He added one that was scented with juniper and bergamot, hoping Ronan would like it.
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Heart soaring with pride to have pleased Ronan, he bowed briefly and headed for the bathing room. There was a shining copper tub, freshly polished, and a little coal stove, already lit, under a basin of water. It pumped up from the wells below the ground, fresh, sweet water.
Adam opened the spigot, finding the water already plenty hot. He pulled his hand back quickly, lightly scalded, and let the basin fill. It was scalding at first, the heated water from the basin, but as the basin drained, Adam worked the pump to fill it with cold spring water, mixing with the heated water and cooling it until it was merely steaming.
A small array of bath salts rested by the side of the tub, scents that Adam had chosen. He added one that was scented with juniper and bergamot, hoping Ronan would like it.