the kings bath

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"My Liege," the scribe announced, bowing low before his Lord. "The northern elves have sent you a gift."
The tall figure, clad in armor, stands and looks down at messenger boy, a miniscule figure next to the massive object covered by a sheet. The boy trembles pulling off the sheet. "It is a washbasin, sire, t-to bathe in..." he says, flinching under the offended glare of the king. "Carved from a singular piece of quartz that has been bathed in the moons light for decades."

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