With a sinking heart I realized something. “No bath,” I said, my voice sounding hollow with disappointment, even to me. Florence perked up. “You actually have your own private bathing room just through here.” She pointed to a door I’d mistaken for a closet and I sighed in relief. “Hot water?” I asked hopefully. She nodded. “That’s one of the nice things about being at Bloodwing. You don’t even need to call upon a servant to fetch it. We have real copper plumbing. They’ve had it here for centuries. Highbloods are extraordinary. They really think of everything.” She beamed.

