Rejuvenating bath

"Alex!", Without even having the time to ponder about what he read, alex rushed outside and met Asher who was staring at him angrily.

"It's morning!", Asher said slowly.

"I know it's morning I just came here", Alex answered, he was confused at why asher would be this angry when it was not even more than two hours since he got here.

"What!, You have been here for an entire day, I had to sleep trembling because I was scared your father would barge in asking for my head, why!, Because his son has been missing for a whole day!, how could you stay here for a whole day, I searched for you throughout the town but never thought about searching this place, turns out you and the old man are this close. Had I known you were going to stay this long I would have never allowed to to leave the Manor",Ashe complained till he ran out of breath.

"Yeah, the old man and I are really close, we go way back", Alex said with a straight face.

"Way back?!, You're just eight, Alex, I am beginning to think that you staying at this place has affected your head, we should go, now", Asher said seriously as he stretched his hands towards the road, clearly saying Alex should go before him. On the way Asher began his rambling once again, Alex just muted him while he thought' a whole day without noticing, there's no way a book can be that interesting, that old man is definitely not ordinary', arriving at the Manor Asher said"Alex you should go and rest for the day, we would be going to camp in two days, so you need to be in a good condition". Asher small face had a serious look as he advised Alex.

"Yes sir",Alex replied comically.

"Sheesh, you're taking this aide thing too seriously", Alex grumbled while he walked through the lobby with Asher, the passing maids bowed their heads and greeted when they saw the two kids.

"There is no grumbling about this, I am your aide and will forever be, so get used to this nagging", Asher replied with a scowl.

"Okay, okay, drop the attitude, so what's my schedule", Alex asked, he knew missing out a day especially in this period when the deadline for the camp was approaching was bad, so he was thinking of a way to cover for his crimes and also the old man's, yes he also blamed Medive.

"For today, rest and tomorrow is training and teachings from your dad, I've heard rumors and is the main reason I insist you rest", Asher opened a book and said.

"You also need a rejuvenating bath, Aunt Emma said the fall at the pit may have given you a few hidden injuries",Asher announced to Alex and closed the book.

"Rejuvenating bath?", Alex questions with confusion, those words sounded foreign.

"Don't look at me, I don't know either, you can ask Aunt Emma when you meet her", Asher said, he stops at Alex's room doors turned to Alex and stressed out his words,"Alex, rest". He turned back and walked away leaving Alex who was dumbfounded as only one day had passed but Asher had turned from a good friend to a nagging aide.

Entering his large room, he picks a grape from the fruit bowl placed on a round table and put it in his mouth and jumped into his king size bed and slept immediately, it seems like his body really needed rest. But the name skyrax kept ringing in his mind.

•••

"Alex!", Alex opens his eyes dazed as he rubs his eyes with his hands.

"It's morning!", Alex hears the voice again while rubbing his eyes, he felt a sense of familiarity, sleep went away from his eyes as he stared at Asher who wore a white top and a blue trousers with a short dark blue boots, holding a book, he stared at Alex with judgmental eyes.

"I know it's morning, I just slept", Alex said repeating what he said to Asher previously.

"Ha!, do you want me to say it", Asher sighed.

"I slept for a whole day, didn't I", Alex held his laughter when he saw Asher's red face,"but you said I should rest for the day", Alex justified his actions.

"I said rest not sleep, you could have studied, as the son of the cheiftian and future ruler of denerim you have a lot of things on your table and you! Just messed up two full days", Asher said with a red face, then he began to complain.

"How am I supposed to explain to your father, huh!, Or when an Elder from the council asks about you, what do I say , that you have done nothing at all for the past two days,NOT!, Even your basic training. I knew going to that old man's place was bad news, now see where it got us", Asher was not willing to stop but Alex had heard enough, he came down from his bed and ran towards the bathroom.

"You have just four minutes, we are going to Aunt Emma for your rejuvenating bath!", Asher shouted to Alex who had disappeared behind the bathroom door. Alex's room door opened and a middle aged man wearing a white top and black trousers with a short black boots, on his hands was also a book but his looked thinner and have runes on its cover.

"You are doing good Asher, he needs to learn, he's not an ordinary kid!",the man spoke audibly but only Asher could hear his voice, from an outsider view he was just moving his mouth.

"I understand teacher, I will do my best", Asher replied with his head lowered in respect. This man had met him the morning Alex went to the old man's place, just a day of teaching had made him a guru especially in seeing Alex fault, it turns out this man was the cheiftian's aide, it's just that he was always hidden so very few had seen him, although Alex had seen him, he never knew he was his father's aide and his name is Jordan. Jordan nodded and closed the doors.

Alex came out of the bathroom, slightly wet but refreshed, he smiled radiantly and said"so to Aunt Emma's", he had wasted two days so he intended to make up for at least half, today.

"Not after you've worn your clothes", Asher said while looking at the large town from the big windows, both the warm sunlight and the busy town made the place feel peaceful and refreshing, turning his head to Alex, he said"I've arranged your clothes and be fast, we are already behind schedule". He moved towards the door and opened it, he stopped and said"do not forget your training gear, we are going straight to your father once we are done with aunt emma". The door closed, Asher was gone before Alex could even speak. Shrugging, he went to his dress room and changed into a brown sleeveless top and brown trousers. There was no boots because he won't really be needing it.

"You're out, good let's go", Asher said when he saw Alex coming out from his room.

•••

"Wow!, what's this", Alex said in awe while he stared at a small round pool with sparkling blue liquid and mist coming out of it. Standing at the other side of the pool was a black haired woman in her thirties, she smiled and said"this is your rejuvenating bath, take off your clothes, except your boxers", Emma said while she walked towards a table in the room and took a small cup and went to Alex. Alex had removed his top and was in the process of taking off his trousers when Emma arrived, she stood and waited for him to finish, after Alex was done undressing, Emma approached and said" you should drink this Alex, it would help you body absorb more from the rejuvenating bath", Emma gave the cup which was filled with a blue liquid to Alex, she turned her attention to Alex clothes which he had just removed and went to arrange it.

Alex gulped the liquid without any questions, he walked to the pool, staring at it Alex decided to put his right foot first, when his foot contacted with the water, he brought it out immediately as he shouted"it's too cold!, how am I going to survive in there".he complained.

"Just get in, Alex this is not the first time a rejuvenating bath has been made and it has never killed anyone in its history", Emma said with her concentration on Alex clothes, she had gotten used to Alex grumbling.

Splash!, Alex jumped into the pool and began to shout"cold!, Cold!, but after awhile there was no sound, turning back Emma saw that Alex had slept inside the pool, even with the mist she could see Alex's body glowing, the bath had began its work.

Chuckling she went out of the room and closed the door.