They arrived at the bathhouse not to far down the street from the tavern they were staying at, this bath house was the common place in kingdom of Aethelgard that many adventures used and talked about for its different herbal waters and accommodations it had during bathing.
Leo talked to the bath keeper and ordered a Green Tea bath with mint oils to help cleans and refresh his new slave off before they could go get her new clothes. She was still wearing the tattered rags he found her in and they resembled a potatoe sac.
While in the between room where you change to get into the bath, Lura acted hesitant to change and goto the bath.
"Get undressed and change into the bathrobe to get cleaned up", Leo said this to her in an almost suspicion of how she was acting.
"I cant...your watching, and I've never taken a bath before...", Lura was embarrassed to say this outloud. Demi humans weren't given permission from owners to use bath houses let alone an owner would never pay to have slave bathed. Slaves would use buckets of cold water and wipe them selves down to not appear dirty but it never really kept them clean.
"The bath is all yours and I assure you I am not looking, now get undressed and take a bath!" Leo commanded of her while staring blankly at a wall.
Lura turn to look and to her surprise he was not staring at her with a pervy look,but he gave a command and this activated the crest on her and she could not deny the request but she was reluctant.
[Slave crest activated - Demi Human Lura was commanded to bath and become clean]
[Lura is hesistating]
[Command Fail]
[Command Fail]
[System protocal over ride - Failure system Activated]
A surging pain of electricity shot into the crest Lura had on her chest and she felt as if she could not Command her.own body, she flew off her towel onto Leo's head and instantly moved into the bath. She was frightened to realize if she disobeyed a Command that a force would overwhelm her and Command her to what he told her to do so. She had no free will when it came to this matter...
Once Lura was in the bath she could relax and felt her will come back, she sat against the wall and looked up at the steamy atmosphere of the room. Being able to sit and bath was a luxury she had never experienced before and thinking of this made her smile, she was happy to have been taken in by Leo but she was also very suspicious of his intentions.
Their first encounter was one of a savior but shortly after he seemed like a pervert who wanted to prey on her and now he is having her bath and get clean? This was not a normal concept any Demi human of this world could understand nor would any adventurer do so for any Demi human.
Meanwhile, Leo was still standing in the changing room, facing the wall like a statue. He had no idea what had just happened with the system override or the pain Lura felt. He just heard a splash and assumed she finally went in. 'Man, this is awkward...' he thought to himself with his face turning red. 'I'm just trying to do the right thing here... she can't walk around in those rags and she was filthy. But now I just look like a weirdo demanding a girl to take a bath.' He let out a long sigh.
He had no experience with this kind of thing. He didn't know how to act around a slave, let alone one he had just saved from being beaten to death. All he knew was that he couldn't just leave her there. His mind flashed back to the bullies in his old world and the smug look on that adventurer's face. He couldn't stand people like that.
Inside the bath, Lura slowly started to explore the warm water. The scent of mint and green tea filled the air, and it was the most wonderful thing she had ever smelled. She dipped her head under the water, washing the grime out of her black hair. As the dirt washed away, she could feel her skin tingling from the mint oils mixed with the green tea leaves. She had never felt truly clean before this experience. The warmth seeped into her bones, and washed away the constant chill of fear she had lived with for so long. For the first time in years, she felt a tiny glimpse of what safety was but it was followed by a suspicious notion of thinking about the new master. Her suspicion about Leo didn't disappear, but a small seed of hope began to sprout in her heart.
After what felt like an eternity in the bath, she finally decided to get out, her body feeling light and refreshed. She dried herself off with the clean towel and put on the simple cotton bathrobe that was provided. It was more comfortable than the scratchy rags she was used to. Her black cat ears were now clean and fluffy, they started to twitch nervously as she slowly opened the door to the changing room.
Leo was sitting on a bench, scrolling through his system interface and looking at his new [Appraisal] skill, trying to figure out how it worked. He heard the door creak and jumped slightly while looking up. Lura stood there, looking like a completely different person after being clean. She was still painfully thin, but she no longer looked like a street urchin. She looked… human or close enough.
He stood up while trying not to stare at her. "Good, you're done. Now let's go get you some actual clothes so your not wearing a potato sac around." He said it bluntly, avoiding eye contact. He was still embarrassed about the whole situation.
Lura just nodded silently while clutching the bathrobe tightly around herself. She followed him out of the bathhouse and back onto the busy street, her bare feet padding softly on the cobblestones. The sun felt warm on her clean skin and she watched the back of this strange boy, this master who saved her, yelled at her, and then gave her the first luxury she had ever known. She had no idea what he was going to do next, and that was the most terrifying and exciting feeling in the world.