Bath Time

I can't move. My body is so tired. So sweaty, so sore. I'm laboring just to breath properly.

"Feeling good my little librarian?" Master asked me.

"Yes... very... good," I struggled to say.

"I'm disappointed in you," he said.

I jumped up in shock, though the sudden motion made me queasy. "What did I do Master?"

"Excited to return to an older library? My library is lacking then?" he asked.

"No! I am sorry, I was-"

"Honestly, is my library lacking," he asked.

"Yes, it is Master," I said.

"Whose fault is that?" he asked.

"Mine?"

"You don't seem sure," he said.

"My brain is a bit scrambled still," I said.

He pet my hair and caressed my cheek. "You are my personal scholar. If my library is lacking, you should help it become good enough you'd never wanna leave. Also you shouldn't think so little of yourself to think this little seer can replace you. Even if she could. Make her work for it. Be your best! Never surrender your position as my treasure, or does it mean so little to you?"

"Of course it means a lot to me Master!"

He smiled. "One week, that is when we will do our supply run. If you want a budget, you need to earn it, and I look forward to seeing your suggested fixes to my library."

"Yes Master," I said. So I needed to earn his favor so that he would call my name at dinner and earn a budget so that I could pay for the desirable changes in the library. I can do that. I guess this was a brutal reminder. I have been slacking. I almost read all the books in the library. Hmm, I really needed to find out about Rosemary, if she was a better scholar than me in any areas, then I was going to need to improve.

Master stood up and rung a bell. He was signalling that my time as the Lady of the Night had come to an end. Five girls came in. Natalia was among them, she lifted me since I was too spent to even stand on my own power. I looked around but didn't see Rosemary. I guess she hadn't been cleared to help a Lady of the Night's bath yet. Celeste lead the pack as they guided me to the nearest bathroom and laid me on the bed.

The warm water filled the tub quickly and I closed my eyes and just relaxed. They lathered me up in soap and washed the sweat and sweetness of Master away. it was a bittersweet feeling to lose it. But Master had high standards for cleanliness and there is no way he'd permit us to sleep in such a dirty state. Celeste raised my arms as she scrubbed me while I could feel Natalia working on my legs. Also happy when Natalia helps, her large firm hands were perfect for helping with the soreness that was lingering in my aching legs.

I was too tired to open my eyes so I didn't notice who was washing my hair but they were doing a good job as I felt all the dirt and grime just float away from me. But that was hardly a surprise. Celeste wouldn't permit a girl to assist with washing a Lady of the Night if she was not at least able to do this good. Normally Celeste would tend to my breasts or clit personally but she wouldn't do that for me on nights like these. She knew I was too spent. I heard Natalia was one of the few to have enough energy to actually want that even after Master was done with her. I couldn't imagine and I had never been tasked with helping her bathe on such nights so I couldn't say for how true it was.

The bath was short, probably only thirty or so minutes and they dried me off fairly quickly. Once I was back in uniform they carried me to the bedroom. Everyone was there, which means the other girls already finished cleaning Master. Cleaning him was usually much faster. We all slept in the same bed and the Lady of the Night always received the center position. Looking I saw that Rosemary was already asleep off to the wall side of the bed.

"Celeste," I said in a whispered tone.

"Yes, Lady?" she asked..

"I want to cuddle Rosemary tonight."

Celeste softly clapped. "You heard the Lady of the Night, let us gently move Rosemary to the center."

They set me down next to her and I wrapped my arms around her. She shifted a bit but remained sleeping. "Little seer. I hope we can be good friends." I smiled and drifted to sleep.

(Author Note. Dead Branch. Or at least from me. I plan to resume Rosemary Pov from the main timeline. This was just a fun little exploration into the Lady of the Night and Victoria since I thought she was one of the interesting girls we hadn't seen much of yet. Though I am fine with people building their own bridges. So anyone that wants to bridge here! Have fun)