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The next morning, I was awoken by the sound of jingling keys and rushing water. As I eased myself from the window seat, I discovered a few servants dumping buckets of hot water into the large basin on the floor. Adelais stood by the door, watching with a small smile.
“Come on then, keep up,” she beckoned as servants, one by one, came and went with their buckets until the water was nearly at the brim of the tub.
“Go on,” she said to me, pointing at the water. “Bath then breakfast. The prince and lordship are requesting you to join them.”
I groaned and shook my head, turning back into the warmth of the furs. I had no desire to show my face to either one of them. I could only imagine the glances Lord Crestwood would give me across the table this morning.
“Do not ignore me, girl,” Adel
