You felt his hot arms wrapping around you like tender vines, pressing you to his chest. It was freezing outside and the only comfort in the castle was a hot bath and at this time of year you took it together.

You sat close to each other, your bodies were hidden under the water by foam, so as not to create unnecessary embarrassment, although you were brother and sister, but your feminine and masculine nature instinctively reached out to each other.

The bathroom was filled with warm steam, smelling of oils and herbs, which were the main ingredients in the soap. You and Anise had been saturated with this smell since birth.

Anise coughed quietly, he was often sick, since he was born in the summer and winter was a punishment for him. He leaned back against the bathtub, exposing his neck, in an attempt to fully relax