<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/03/RosaCandlemass.jpg)</div>Delicious smells wafted out of the kitchen as Kye waited for the meal to be ready. Since she was obviously acting as a servant to a wealthier patron, they allowed her to wait near the kitchen door, affording her a view of the frantic industry transpiring deeper within the tavern. Servants hurried between spits and pots, carrying out the business of feeding hundreds of guests. Other servants, some in elegant livery, stood at the doors waiting to carry food out to their guests. It was hospitality on a scale that Kye had never seen before, save perhaps for the royal palace itself.<br/><br/>In surprisingly short order, a tray was thrust into Kye's hands, bearing a large covered clay pot, three bowls, and a dish of roast vegetables. The weight was considerable, but Kye was able to ascend the stairs without dropping anything, and could deposit the tray on one of the bedside tables.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Syndra was able to locate a spare bath in the pump room for the floor in question, and a servant showed her how to operate the taps that filled it with water from the spring. The bath had a pair of wheels on an axle on one end, and legs on the other, so it could be moved by lifting up one end, a laborious task, but still quite within Syndra's capabilities. Upon experimentation in the room, it seemed that energy rays could warm the water a little, but reaching a comfortable bathing temperature (for a human) would take hours of magical labour. However, a mere minute with her<em>token spell</em>could achieve the same effect, bringing the water to a lovely warmth without being too hot.<br/><br/>Rosa took her leave as Thea and Haysel started making eyes at each other, and gave Thea an encouraging grin as she headed up to her own room.