"What are you waiting for?"
Calix threw his clothes to the floor as he asked the question.
The muscles in his backside tightened as he lifted one leg and then the other into the large wooden tub.
"Ah," he sighed happily as he leaned back against the tub edge, the steamy water coming up to his chest.
He looked back at Kel, who was still frozen near the corner of the washroom.
"You seem shy for a woman who has spied on me bathing more than once," he smirked. "Besides, it's not as if we've never seen each other naked before."
"Uh.. I-" Kel stammered, her eyes glued to the line of water lapping at the Emperor's chest.
Earlier, when she mentioned a bath, Calix had immediately called for water to be heated in a large tub for the both of them to share. Despite her reluctance and many protests, she still ended up following him here.
But now, for some reason, she was too nervous to even undress.
