"Your Majesty, your bath is ready."
Knowing that Lina disliked having too many people watching her bathe, the maids had learned to prepare everything before leaving her alone. Once they finished arranging the towels and hot water, they withdrew to the outer room without waiting for further instructions.
Lina entered the bathroom and washed away the dust and sweat from her horseback riding session. The hot water felt wonderful against her aching muscles, but washing her long hair proved inconvenient when she had to do everything herself. After struggling with it for a while, she finally called toward the door.
"Rabi, could you come and help me rinse my hair?"
Rabi usually remained in Lina's private rooms rather than mingling with the other maids, so asking her for help was the easiest solution. With the other servants waiting in the outer room, there was no need to call anyone else.
