I regretted turning Marius’ offer of money down when I was stuck in my room with nothing to do, and I was almost tempted to go to his home and see if he would be willing to lend me something until I was able to earn my own money.
Not that there was any way for me to do that, unless I stole things from Caius and sold them at the market - something that would almost certainly grab attention from both the people at the market and from a man who would notice if I moved a single lamp out of place.
I walked lazily down the hall with only the fabric I used to dry myself and pushed open the door to the pool.
The water was still not scented, and when I dipped my toe in I found it was now freezing cold; this was just one of the things I would have to live without now there were no staff here to
