Eltanin drew in a shaky breath, squaring his shoulders. Anxiety bubbled inside him like white foam of crashing waves. He looked away from his mother-in-law and watched at the deluge on the outside. It had slowly begun to recede. He wondered how Flora must be helping Tania.
"How are you feeling now, m'lady?" Flora asked as she soaked the loofah in more lavender and elderberry oil and applied it on the back of Tania, slowly bringing it up towards her shoulders and neck.
Tania moaned in relief and said, "I am feeling a lot calmer, Flora…" The water was tepid, whose temperature was again carefully controlled by Flora. Every time it would become cold, she would dip her fingers in it and use her magic to warm it. Tania's tension was slowly leaving her. It was as if they were seeping in the water through her skin.
Flora smiled. She said, "M'lady I am glad to hear that. I suggest that you chew these also." She offered her small green balls of something herbal.
