<strong>~Galo getting wound up in the baths with Amplus, Nadia and Cariad~</strong><div class="floatright">(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f162/shadowjewel/Character%20pics/GaloICPic.jpg)</div><br/><br/><br/>Sighing as, message received it seemed, Amplus’s arousal calmed and he focussed on the task of massaging his back- something he was proving quite accomplished in. Galo was almost loath to pick up the razor and finish off but there were always more tasks to do at this point in the evening. Although a little time to settle down after the road would be much appreciated. If only...<br/><br/>Finishing off the last of the hair on his legs he switched to his forearms, the blade moving in smooth steady strokes.<br/><br/>“Amplus, could you begin to remove the oil from my back?” He nodded to the stirgil next to them as he worked.<br/><br/>It took no time at all really, nowhere near as long as he would have liked as he moved on to scrape the remaining oil from his arms, legs and chest, Amplus being thorough with his back. It felt so damn<em>good</em>being on the receiving end of such care for a change and he couldn’t fully suppress the groan that it prompted. Sighing deeply as the other man set aside stirgil he nodded to the jar of cleaner, “Now my hair...”<br/><br/>Galo tried to ignore the feeling of fingers on his scalp and just concentrate of the herbal scrub as he finished cleaning his body but it made him shudder; for all the attention a Roman may give his body, for some reason they always neglected his scalp. Only lovers, true lovers, tended to run their fingers through his hair. As such, his reactions were perfectly normal and understandable, he thought as hot waves of arousal reddened his skin and made his own cock twitch. He couldn’t even pretend to himself that this was for the sake of time or efficiency; this was utter indulgence. Although, this probably wasn’t helping Amplus gain some control... oh well. One step at a time...<br/><br/>It was so tempting, just to sit there and relax, let his arousal build and find release either by his own hand, or the hand of one of the others. Why should it matter to him if he were watched? He had endured much worse, far less friendly audiences then this. Why should it matter...?<br/><br/>Blinking, a moan morphed into a snarl as he stood up abruptly, almost losing his footing on the slippery floor. Breathing heavily, he stood there for a moment, gaining his bearings letting the sharp sent from the herbs in the water help him focus. When Amplus stood, his mind nagged at him, through his haze of lust and anger - anger at himself, for thinking like a Roman’s...<em>pet</em>! - that alarming the other man at this point was not what he wanted, so, breathing deeply again to help him focus, he said to him with some frustration, “There is too much to do, there always is. I cant afford to just... sit.”<br/><br/>Frustrated though beginning to regain some control over his appearance, any signs of arousal gone, he was about to step back into the bath to wash his hair and begin shaving his face when Aishwa walked into the room, addressing Nadia. She glanced over to where Amplus and himself were standing and as her eyes went wide he knew exactly where she was looking. Had he been in a better mood her laughter might have made him smile but as it was his smile was more of a grimace as he tuned to step into the bath.<br/><br/>Hot on the heels of Aishwa however, was Canis, who headed strait for Galo. Galo sighed, tight lipped through his nose, resisting the urge to grit his teeth as he calmed himself. He should have known it was a bad idea to indulge, even for a few stolen minuets.<br/><br/>As Canis spoke his heart sank and anger bubbled under his skin. He still had to shave which was necessary for the appearance of a slave of his station; it would not do to have an un-fashionable manservant. They would have to wait for the scarce four minuets it would take to shave, dry and dress... well, five minuets to also rinse his hair and stop it from dripping water everywhere.<br/><br/>Nodding and stepping into the water before the last syllable had left the other slave’s mouth, Galo said “Run to the kitchens and grab a platter of fruit to offer them, while they wait. See that wine and light snacks are prepared to be taken up to the study, I will escort them there very soon.”<br/><br/>Turning he grabbed the oil from the side, smearing a generous portion on his chin, sloppy in his haste, which he immediately switched with the razor and set about shaving. He did not bother to watch Canis leave.