He nodded, waiting through her calculations, though he was beginning to believe he'd overstepped his bounds again before she responded.

Thirty-three years...why, she'd been restricted as long as he'd been alive. That was...awful.

"I...see." He had more questions, of course, but they could wait. "I'll...I've kept you from your bath long enough. Enjoy it. I'll return shortly."

And, with that, he left her to her bathing and he'd wait until she called on him for the rest.