The next day I took my love to the baths again, inviting Tsukimine and her love as well as some of the men who stayed behind and had guarded me. Even her brother was asked to come, a gathering of youths, all approved individuals by my father, perfectly within palace rules. I found a little thrill in being able to be with my love outside of our chambers, the safety of their walls somewhat cloying at times. I wished for a day when we could be together as one. I also found myself glad to have Lord Kaiki in attendance, his work on teaching me his language helping me slowly learn AAta's own.
We played a fun game for some hours, trading words from languages that we knew back and forth. AAta as it turned out, spoke 11 languages, each of them for a place his family had established trading. His f
