Granted, he hadn’t been chained up for all that long, but he generally showered twice or more a day, and going without made him grumpy. At least he couldn’t hear Idess yelling at him anymore. He’d cleaned her up and then beelined for the shower, ignoring her curses and threats and demands to let her go. She’d quieted down for a little while, but about half an hour into his shower she’d started up again, loud enough that he could hear her shouts of “Lore, damn you!” even over the thunder of water. “I’ll be right with you, Angel Food,” he called out, and braced himself for her furious response. She didn’t disappoint, and though he couldn’t hear exactly what she said, the tone made it pretty clear that it wasn’t complimentary. She said something else, something that sounded like, “Heave a rock,” and that actually made him laugh. No doubt she’d like to heave a rock right at his head. And she probably would after he took out Kynan. The thought sobered him. Sin’s life was at stake, but so was Idess’s future.
