Oh good!

It is a nice if small room, with only one bed for both of them, a small wardrobe, and a small bathroom. And once they're inside Kaede thinks she wants to kiss Ruava some more.

What an excellent idea!

She thinks so, too! "You," she accuses, "are an endless temptation."

"I am, it's true."

She giggles. "I would like to go take a bath, possibly with you, and then snuggle you while you tell me more about your world and your life."

"Okay," she says, grinning. "Let's go take a bath."

The bathroom conveniently has one of those! It gets its water via Plumbing but heats it up via Magic.

Neat!

This is going to be a giggly bath.

Is it? What's so giggleworthy about the bath?

Ruava is just in a happy giggly mood!

Well alright. She hopes she can help with the happy giggly mood.

Oh, definitely.

But will they actually manage to get clean in a timely fashion?

They can be giggly and clean! They are up to this challenge.

And then snuggling in bed.

So cozy!

"So, tell me more stuff."

"Hmmm... I could tell you about my friend," she says musingly. "His name's Korovai and he's just about the only good person in the whole court."

"Tell me about him!"

"He's a prince. His father is horrible - his father is friends with Nirue, to give you an idea of how horrible he is and in what ways. Korva means to stay alive until his father dies somehow or other, and then fix everything his father has done to Eianvar."

"Somehow or other, because Nirue is keeping him alive?"

"Yes. Wood mages can do that."

Sigh. "Is a coup not on the table?"

"Siurek was really thorough about killing everyone who might oppose him when he killed his father."

Sigh. "How does this guy rule, anyway?"