Chapter 10: Bath with the maid (2)
Everything is prepared, Young Master," she said, her voice slightly warmer now, though she maintained the same respectful tone.
He started to take off his shirt with a sigh but stopped when he realized a presence behind him. With hesitation he turned to her. "Hmmm what are you still doing here". His voice clad in confusion.
The maid cocked her head to the side as if confused by the question.
"To assist you with your bath?" she said, her voice genuine and innocent.
For a brief moment, he froze.
'Assist? Did she mean—?'
His mind whirled as her words sank in.
'No way.'
The image of this graceful, delicate maid helping him in the bath was too much for him to handle. This was not how things were supposed to go! He was stuck in a new world, yes, but there were boundaries. He wasn't ready for this kind of personal interaction, not from someone he had just met.