Aldric's Death Haunted Her

As Islinda turned the tap to start running her hot bath, she couldn't help but wonder about the mechanism behind it all. In the Fae realm, there were separate taps for hot and cold water, a sight that she had grown used to. In the human realm, she had to heat water on a stove or with firewood, sometimes boiling it multiple times depending on the desired quantity.

Not only that, but she was also amazed by the large ceramic bathtub she had the privilege to soak in, a luxury she had never experienced before. Only well-to-do families could afford such large basins for bathing. But she couldn't help but imagine that the royal family in the human realm might have something similar. During her "diplomatic" stay in the Fae realm, she had learned that both realms spied on each other and often emulated each other's styles.