"Then it's settled!" Cecily smiled, giving Paige's arm a tight squeeze. "Til we meet again."
The noblewoman gave a curtsey, holding Paige's hand as one would a proper escort, before wrapping her arm back around the librarian's own. They parted ways without incident, taking separate streets to their destinations.
The two women encountered some of the locals along the way to the bathhouse, though they seemed uninterested in speaking with them outside of simple greetings and other pleasantries.
The bathhouse itself was nothing special to look at. It is a single floor building, with areas separating men and women. There are also only a handful of others also taking advantage of the bathhouse's services.
The receptionist, a middle-aged woman, greeted them as they entered.
"Baths for two, I presume?" she politely asked.
"Yes, that will be all," Cecily answered.
It did not escape her notice that the receptionist seemed to be bothered by something, but it is really not her business. Without any local knowledge, anything could be the cause.
After the two presented payment, the receptionist escorted them to the women's dressing room, where they were supplied towels and other necessities for their bath. Cecily was accustomed to undressing in the presence of others, as she normally had female retainers assist her with bathing, though she did not see the need to act brazenly when Paige was definitely not one of her subordinates.
"By the bye, did Satsume tell you why the two of us went searching for you in the first place?" she asked Paige as she loosened the strings that secured her clothes.
The noblewoman gave a curtsey, holding Paige's hand as one would a proper escort, before wrapping her arm back around the librarian's own. They parted ways without incident, taking separate streets to their destinations.
The two women encountered some of the locals along the way to the bathhouse, though they seemed uninterested in speaking with them outside of simple greetings and other pleasantries.
The bathhouse itself was nothing special to look at. It is a single floor building, with areas separating men and women. There are also only a handful of others also taking advantage of the bathhouse's services.
The receptionist, a middle-aged woman, greeted them as they entered.
"Baths for two, I presume?" she politely asked.
"Yes, that will be all," Cecily answered.
It did not escape her notice that the receptionist seemed to be bothered by something, but it is really not her business. Without any local knowledge, anything could be the cause.
After the two presented payment, the receptionist escorted them to the women's dressing room, where they were supplied towels and other necessities for their bath. Cecily was accustomed to undressing in the presence of others, as she normally had female retainers assist her with bathing, though she did not see the need to act brazenly when Paige was definitely not one of her subordinates.
"By the bye, did Satsume tell you why the two of us went searching for you in the first place?" she asked Paige as she loosened the strings that secured her clothes.
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Insurrection - Lady Cecilia "Cecily" of Laus, third in line to the Laus marquessate