Kate and Ann tried to stop him, "Hold on to us. We are much stronger than we look."<br/>The ladies get under an arm and across their shoulders. Once in the bathroom, they walked him at his pace to the privy. Kate held him as he was so weak.<br/>Ann turned on the tub faucet and held her hand under it until it was warm and not hot. She set towels on the floor and placed vials of liquid soap on the ledge. Beside her was a vile of essence of sage and sandalwood she poured into the bathwater. Ann reached behind her and opened a cabinet and retrieved a pitcher.<br/>She scurried back to Trillen and Kate. The two women removed his pajama bottoms and loincloth. They lifted him up off the privy and took a few steps. Kate eased him on the edge of the tub, "Sit and hold on to Ann and I will guide your legs into the tup. We will ease you down into the water.<br/><br/>Once he was seated in the water, Ann handed him a washcloth, "Cover yourself, dear."<br/>Ann turned the warm water off when the tub was half full. Kate filled the pitcher with the bath water. "Please put your head down and close your eyes."<br/>Ann held a washcloth over his eyes. Kate knelt on a towel, "Take a deep breath."<br/>She poured water over his head and gently massaged his head. She washed out vegetable matter, sinew, and dried blood. His hair took three cleanings before she added lotion of lavender and sage. "This I am going to leave in your hair while we bath you. "How are you feeling so far?"<br/>Ann begin washing his feet. She removed dead skin and washed his feet being careful around cus and scrapes. Ske washed his legs being gentle around bruises. "Ann knew places were still healing, "Sorry Dear. You will feel like yourself soon. We get you all cleaned up and back in bed." Ann clippers and cut his toenails.