He waited until Cerdic had left before undressing and climbing carefully into the tub. He dozed off, lulled by the hot water, snapping awake when he slid down and his chin went under the water, at which point he washed quickly and stepped out. Two large, soft towels lay on a counter. Using one, he dried off then looked for his discarded clothes, which were nowhere in sight. As he wrapped the other towel around his waist, he noticed there were two toothbrushes on the counter, one still in its wrapper, as well as toothpaste. Something brought back from my world when he, or more likely one of his servants, went there for what Brion called ‘necessities’? He decided they had to be and opened the unused one to brush his teeth. A first since we got here, and definitely better than finger-brushing
