Tash sunk into the warm bathwater up to his neck. He felt like he could stay in the water for days on end as it soothed his tired muscles. "Tomorrow will go much smoother after taking this bath and, judging from the rest of his house, the beds must be amazing." He snatched the bar of soap sitting next to the tub to begin scrubbing himself clean. "Am I ready for this? This guy may actually be him... No, that's all the more reason to believe I can beat him." His pep talk with himself gave Tash some confidence. "I'll defeat him no matter what."
After finishing his bath, Tash made his way back into the main room where Magenta and Milburn were waiting. His outfit was a forest green vest with a baggy, white shirt underneath. The buttons around the wrists remained undone for added freedom. His pants were a plain black cloth, which left some slight disappointment in the ensemble.
"You look so much better than that scruffy, stray dog of a man that I let in earlier! See how much some water and a few new pieces of clothing can do for someone?" Milburn's eyes were glistening in awe of the cleaned up Tash before him.
"Yeah, just don't expect me to be wearing this daily." Tash peered out the wall sized window to his right. "It looks like it's gotten pretty dark out. Where exactly are the two of us going to be staying?" he asked in reference to Magenta and himself.
"Well I do have a spare bedroom upstairs, but I can't have the both of you staying in one bed! That's just madness!" Milburn snapped his fingers as if an idea had popper into his head. "I know! Why don't you, Tash, stay in my room? That way our charming young lady can have a room all to herself with no one to bother her."
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