young.” He said with his eyes closed. “You were never young.” She retorted. “I keep forgetting that. . .it must have been someone else then.” He laughed and he heard her chuckle. “It was so long ago though wasn’t it?” He paused and breathed in deeply once more and then snapped himself out of his recollections and began to strip down naked. “Very long ago.” She whispered as she slid around the blind clothed only in the sheerest of silk robes. It was in fact spiders silk that he had convinced several spiders to weave for him. It retained a constant appearance of being wet and almost but not quite see through. It clung to her frame and teased him with all the pleasures it hid. He grinned at her and even at his age felt the sight affecting him as his cock shifted and began to stiffen. “Wash.” She said to him smiling. Her face was almost innocent looking, eternally fresh and youthful. Her body was lithe and tight, small pert breasts and nipples that seemed on the verge of cutting the fabric away. Her legs were long and slender and yet muscled enough that she had a certain feline grace to her. Grinning he stepped down into the basin and let his old body down. In fact the hot water soothed his aching bones and he closed his eyes as he let his entire frame drift into the water. The scent surrounded him completely and he lay his head back so that just his nose and mouth remained above water. The heat of the water penetrated his joints and muscles, slowly making him feel less and less broken. He raised his head with a start as he felt a hand upon his chest. Looking up he saw her leaning over him gently reaching down and caressing his wrinkled flesh lovingly. She smiled and he felt like crying at the sight of her over him. He closed his eyes and savored her touch. “I remember. . .” he started to say. “Hush. . .” she whispered. She knew all he remembered because she remembered it all too. “So long ago. . .” He said and stopped, his throat choking up as he spoke. “Hush now. . .bathe old man. You still stink.” She said, smiling wistfully at him. He chuckled and reached out for the cloth at the basins rim to scrub his old flesh clean for her. He looked up at her and a thought occurred to him for the thousandth time. Once more? How many more times would it be? “Hush old man. . .let your soul be still now. . .peace is a beautiful thing.” She whispered close to his ear and took the cloth from his hand and began to gently wash his flesh. Dipping the cloth in the scented water and then raising it to drip the warm liquid on his chest. He nodded and lay back against her and let her wash him clean. “Manly scent.” He said, grinning. She chuckled and squeezed water out on his face before returning to washing him. “You know. . .there was a day when I had a dozen virgins giving me my bath each day.” He said in a dreamy voice. She smiled softly, she had heard the tale so many times. “I was the imperial WuJen and my every whim was satisfied. The Emperor himself gifted me with a beautiful beat copper tub so big that it took twelve servants three trips to carry enough hot water to fill it. Big enough that those nubile virgins could bathe with me.” “That put an end to having virgins bathing you then didn’t it?” “Yes. . .but it lasted once. That was enough.” He paused and his brow furrowed. “The water went red you know.” He said in contemplation. “So many virgins, the water stained red before I was done.” She ran the cloth gently over his face. “Hush now, that was another life. There are no virgins here.” He snorted. “I was different then you know.” He stated. “Yes.” “More WuJen than man. More wizard than mortal.” He sighed. “They enjoyed themselves I am sure, old man.” She tried to comfort him. “No. They didn’t. I didn’t want them too.” He opened his eyes. “That is why this place is so good for me.” He said, his eyes pleading