Kapitel 180: Virtutis

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Henry could have spent an hour in the bath. He could have spent more. Really, he just did not care. 

After days of sleeping in a cage and navigating the minefield that was the control cuffs, he was just glad to be able to relax. He let his eyes close and tried not to be too bothered by thoughts of the future and the things he now had to do. 

When he stepped out of the bath eventually, it was thick with the steam of the warm, almost hot, water that had been renewing itself every few minutes for his benefit. 

Everything he needed was already provided and as he dabbed his head with a towel, he seemed to realize for the first time that his hair was getting longer. It was getting close to his shoulder now and he still didn't quite consider a haircut. 

Dressed in one of the many bathrobes he had found in the bath, he turned toward the large mirror in the room and gave himself a critical review.