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"This girl has the most amazing toes," Ethan said between gasps. "Would you like a turn?"
"Not at the moment, thank you anyway."
Ethan studied him out of the corner of his eye, then waved a hand at the girl on his back. "Domo, Midori-chan. Tajitsu, jiyuu."
She climbed down with a smile and another bow. "Hai, Etan-sama, tajitsu." She went to the other side of the room, past the large free-standing bathtub, dropped her towel casually and pulled on a bright yellow kimono with printed peacocks and a pair of wooden clogs. With another bow and bright smile, she glided out.
Ethan sat up and studied Giles. "How bad is it?"
Giles stared at the wall behind Ethan, absently tracing the wood grain with his eyes. "There was a Turok-Han. It killed Annabelle."
"Oh, fuck." He looked his age for a moment. "Rupert, I am sorry."
"Yes, well, I think we knew that there was the possibility that something like this could happen--"
Sighing, Ethan got to his feet, took Giles' bundle and put it next to another next to the wall, then pushed Giles towards the tub. He tugged on the kimono. "Off."
"Excuse me?"
"Take it off or I do it for you. The bath's nice and hot, and you look like you need to relax."
Giles slowly began unknotting the sash. "If I relax I may fall asleep."
"I won't let you drown."
He remembered why he wanted Ethan with him during this mess, because here was someone he didn't have to be strong for. Even someone he could go so far as be weak with. Slowly he let the tension fall from his shoulders, along with the kimono. Ethan guided him to the stairs next to the tub, helped him up and into the water, then lowered himself into the hot water with a sigh.