Even though I heard Alaric's words very clearly, my brain refused to listen to them, so my mouth said a sentence without my approval.
"Are you going to take a bath too?"
"Of course, why not—oh, I mean, I'll take a bath after you're done." While answering my question, Alaric seemed to realize something and quickly corrected his own sentence.
My face turned red with embarrassment, and as I glanced at the man's face, I could also see that the tips of Alaric's ears were turning red from embarrassment too. Now, the two of us were like a pair of ripe red tomatoes that could explode at any moment with the slightest touch.
I nodded slightly. "Okay, I'll take a bath first."
He nodded too, but Alaric's movement was much stiffer as if he was feeling awkward and didn't know what to do. He then po
