⚜️ The Original Tribrid ⚜️

Chapter 14

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I had accidentally written Klaudia telling her brothers they needed to leave the village before the sun came up when I remembered Esther had already created the Daylight rings for them. Let's just say all three siblings forgot to wear their rings lol.

A week had gone by since the vampire incident. With Kol grounded after his witless action, things have calmed down. Unfortunately rumors were starting to brew. Nothing about someone saw a man with the face of a demon feeding off on people, only rumors at how villages are all empty or those that aren't are raising their brows at why certain people have gone missing.

People were passing if off on perhaps people had wandered off into the night and a spirit snatched them away. Others claim an occult is occurring or maybe a poor sap had gotten drunk and his or her family went to search for their drunkard loved ones; and have gotten lost.

Either way, the rumors were thankfully not suffice to earn the attention of a "vampire hunter".

Speaking of vampires, Klaudia examined her hand that bore her daylight ring. Honestly, how can she and Finn of all people have forgotten to put on their daylight rings, much less taken them off. Guess Kol being the muttonhead that aggravated them to no ends, in a rush to fetch for him, and becoming complacent on having blended into their new lifestyle of riches and socializing with people, they had loosen up too much on becoming careless; and that was mistake they could not afford.

Klaudia gathered her bathing supplies: body-size cloth, a bar of soap, and fresh clothes to take with her to the bathing quarters.

Nothing like a bath to freshen up to start the day clean. Back at the village, during her and her siblings' youth, everyone would bath down at the river or waterfall. Water was cold regardless of it being sunny; but good hygiene maintains a balanced health, regardless of temperatures.

By the Aesir gods she is glad a soap bar exist for they fetch a nice trade here in Europe. Esther was at least good for something, and that was making soap at home. Gods she mised soap ever since running away and living out in the wild. She and her siblings had quite relished in bathing properly and using a bar of soap. Ever since arriving to the de Martel castle, the Mikaelsons had been introduced to wooden tubs with the water heated by fire.

Warm baths! Can you believe it?!

Something like that was scarce back in the village.

Arriving at the bathing quarters, Klaudia sees a large wooden tub fitted for two people to bath in is poured with warm water just being finished set by the pair of servants.

The servants see Klaudia step inside and respectfully bow. "Milady." The two spoke in unison. Klaudia nodded back.

One presents the steaming warm bath to Klaudia. "It is ready for your pleasure."

"Might we accommodate you with any other essentials?" The second servant inquires.

Klaudia shot them a polite smile. "No need, I am most grateful. Thank you."

The servants smiled pleasantly. It must be a fresher on having someone of the upper class for once treated them like proper people than slaves or animal filth given how Court de Martel and the other royal families as guest in his home mistreat the middle and lower class.

"Then please let us not keep you waiting." The first servant said. She and her fellow companion walked out of the bathing quarters.

With no one in sight, Klaudia goes to take off of her gown and underclothes. She places them in a neat pile next to her clothes for the day and steps inside the wooden tub. Placing first foot inside, Klaudia hummed in satisfaction at the warm water making her skin tingle. She fully steps inside and dips down all the way close to her shoulder level. Klaudia relaxes, allowing the warm water to sooth her body. Klaudia bent her head backward to sink her hair into the water to get it drenched. She raises back up with her hair now slicked back and wet. Klaudia closes her eyes and hums a tune she listen to as a kid to drift deep into her thoughts.