Plague of Shadows by Michael Wisehart
Author:Michael Wisehart [Wisehart, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780998150550
Publisher: Easthaven Publishing
Published: 2019-09-30T16:00:00+00:00
From the looks on their faces, Adarra and Fraya had never been as relieved to shed their clothes and crawl into a hot bath as they were at that present moment.
The steam from the tubs swirled around the room like a summer fog, clinging to Lyessa’s skin, helping to ease the burn of another hard session of training.
“Lyessa!”
Lyessa turned to find her friends staring at her naked figure. She suddenly felt embarrassed. She wasn’t sure why. They were as naked as she was.
Fraya pointed at her. “What happened to your . . . your—”
“Your whole body!” Adarra blurted out as she scanned Lyessa from top to bottom. Adarra was clearly not one for beating around the bush. It was actually rather refreshing. Those in Lyessa’s circle rarely said what they meant. They always seemed to have a hidden agenda behind everything they did.
The two girls walked over and began a thorough examination of the damage, their fingers tracing each raised mark.
“Darryk and her father is what happened to my precious little one,” Gina said, emptying a bucket of hot water into one of the three brass tubs. Lyessa’s nanny frowned at the scars.
The two girls gulped at the same time, no doubt realizing what awaited them in their training. Neither said a word as they made their way over to their respective tubs.
“Oh, don’t get your knickers rolled up,” Lyessa said with a smirk. “Darryk will be a whole lot easier with you than he was with me. It’s the price you pay when trying to master the art of martial defense. Self-reliance doesn’t come cheap. Something must be given up in return for something gained.”
“Well, if it comes right down to it,” Adarra said, dipping one foot into her tub and sucking in a breath, “I have no problem giving up something I clearly don’t have in exchange for something that could one day save my life.” Her tone held a sad touch of sarcasm.
Fraya carefully stepped into her tub and winced. “Oy, this water’s hot.” Her puckered lips soon relaxed as she slowly lowered herself the rest of the way in. “Oh . . . Oh, my, this is probably the most wonderful thing I’ve ever felt.” She released a soft whimper, closed her eyes, and laid her head against the back of the tub.
Adarra’s reaction was pretty much the same as Fraya’s as she gripped the sides of the tub and sank into the bubbles.
The water was laced with more than just lavender. Gina always made sure it held a variety of medicinal extracts—like marigold, elderberry, and noni—that were good for soothing the muscles, treating aching joints, and softening the skin. Darryk had given her nanny the exact amounts to use after their first lesson some years back, and Lyessa had been enjoying it ever since.
She could have asked Fraya to heal the soreness with some magic, but why negate the pleasure of the hot water and scented bubbles? Leaning her head back against the edge of
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