An actual bath later—considering for some damnable reason the castle had plumbing, but no one bothered to install showers in the damn place like the common folk in the city below—and he was considerably cleaner and feeling better than he had in weeks. A quick shave wiped his face clean of that unsightly mess he had been growing, being very careful not to cut himself again, along with a thorough brush of his teeth, and he was feeling considerably more human. Now that he had a good look in the mirror, he could see precisely why Joachim was so concerned about him.