[Closed Post: A Hot Bath]

It's close to noon by the time Laertes actually manages to get out of bed and guide Sagramore down to the sumptuous bath that he'd discovered with Damien. Locking the door, Laertes starts running hot water in the tub and sorting through the array of soaps and hair tonics. He chooses light, clean scents--he and his sister are both prone to terrible headaches when the weather turns, and at those times, any strong smell is enough to make him retch. He tips a bottle of crystals unhelpfully labeled Summer Rain into the hot water, and is gratified to see bubbles start roiling on the surface of the water as a green, fresh aroma rises with the steam. At last, after testing the water to make sure it isn't hot enough to scald, he finishes undressing and sees whether Sagramore wants a hand.