Getting Back to Good

Writers: AL, Chelle
Date Posted: 1st June 2014

Characters: Chupsin, Sofeya
Description: Chupsin takes a bit of comfort after loneliness.
Location: Amber Hills Hold
Date: month 7, day 4 of Turn 7

Walking inside his quarters after a very long day, he found himself
removing his boots and standing up. Immediately he smelled the air
and was pleased with the clean scent that entered his nostrils. It made a
man feel good to come home and not find a mess. Hearing a noise, he
supposed Sofeya hadn't finished yet and something in Chupsin made
him want to praise her for a job well done. He was hard to please after
all.

Tourniquet, on the other hand, flew straight to his bed and began to
pick at something he'd left there.

"Ah the master returns. I hope he finds everything satisfactory."
Sofeya appeared, a bucket filled with rags in one hand, a broom in the
other. "I just finished up."

Surveying what he could see and wondering if she meant the term master
in a sarcastic way, he was quiet for a moment. Then he walked in further.
"I find no fault with your work. That pleases me greatly."

"Good. That pleases me greatly." And honestly, while it was still
drudgery, it had been a lot easier than her previous assignment. Sofeya
twisted the bucket a bit as it dangled from her hand. "Anything else you
need while I'm here?" There was a subtlety to those words that she
wondered if he'd even notice.

As a holder, he understood that it wasn't plausible to just make requests.
With certain activities, came responsibility. However, if Chupsin knew
enough about this drudge, which he had asked about, he had his cards
right. "I was actually just thinking about going to bed. It's been a long
day." His blue eyes and the tilt of his head told her he knew what she was
saying, but it was up to her.

"Oh? Anything you need? New sheets? Would you care for me to fluff up
your pillows?" Those lips quirked in amusement and her eyes narrowed
into a sultry smile.

"I think I'd like that. Come and have a look at the bed and see what's
needed hm?" It had been a very long time since he had a woman in that
chamber. He and his wife had lived in other quarters so he didn't think of
her much here. Not anymore. He still regretted what happened but Chupsin was moving
away from the guilt he harbored for not saving her. Time told him it wasn't his
fault, not really. He had atoned for her death through so many more lives brought back.

The supplies were set aside and Sofeya sauntered toward the bedroom.
"I'm willing to do anything else you need to make sure you're completely
satisfied with my services."

"Well I believe I have a list..." he said in a low voice as he shut the
door behind them.

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