<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=20212.msg823228#msg823228">Quote from: shadowheart on 21-09-2008, 05:51:31</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Meredith is surprised to say the least, and automatically covers herself with her hands, though most of her body is under the hot water.<br/><br/>"Oh.  Umm, yes.  Yes, I .. suppose you are right."<br/><br/>She glances behind her, face somewhat flushed.<br/><br/>"You are .. sure that I am not distracting you unduly?"<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>"Not at all...It's really just a way to keep myself occupied while I'm alone."  He shrugs a little and kneels down behind the tub, putting himself approximately on a level with her.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">She hesitates a moment, then raises an arm out of the water, to grasp her wine glass.  Steam rises off of her skin, as water drips off of it.<br/><br/>She sips her wine, apparently finding Zemok's attention more welcome she shifts to allow him easier access to sponge down her back.  Her free hand, he notices, has risen out of the water as well and rests on the edge of the iron-bound wooden tub.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Years of practicing arcane gestures have left Zemok's fingers skilled and supple.  He brushes her hair aside before washing the back and sides of her neck with surprising delicacy, and then moves down to her shoulders.  He's more firm in that area, essentially giving her a massage aided by the hot soapy water.  "Honestly, that's the worst part of travelling.  Getting to sink back in a tub and just relax.  As long as you've been on the march, you deserve the attention."  He deftly produces the bottle from the floor next to them and refills her wine glass to the appropriate level, before continuing to wash the dust and tension away from her.