VILKAS The walk took forever, I thought. I longed for this to deal with and finish with, pronto. I didn’t like seeing her like this, sad, cheerless and, comfortless, which seemed too unlikely. “Let’s run you a bath,” I told her when I walked past the bed and went straight to the bathroom. I set her down beside the tub. She was still silent with her head hung downward, seemingly avoiding me. My lips churned into a smile. She was not immune to my nakedness, I supposed. After putting milky bubbles in the water and scented oil, I gently whisked her body from me and took hold of the shirt to take it off her but she shook her head tersely, making me stop. “I said I would run you a bath,” I reminded her. “I can do it by myself,″ She refused subduedly with her eyes fixated on the water. “I