The Gladiator's Mistress (Champions Of Rome) - Plot & Excerpts
She slept much, ate little, and allowed time to pass in a fog. On the third day, she woke before the dawn and ate a full meal. Somehow the continual rest had not only renewed her tired body but also filled the empty place in her heart and eased the heavy burden of grief. After eating she pushed away her cleared plate and said to no one in particular, “Now I must wash.” Terenita stepped forward and clapped her hands as a signal that the domina needed a bath. Phaedra led the way through the warren of hallways until she found the baths. Like all Roman baths, there were three pools—cold, warm, and hot. Scant light came in through the high and narrow windows, so tapers burned in their holders along the brightly painted wall. At the far end of the room, steam hovered over the surface of the hottest pool. Without waiting to be massaged, scraped, or rinsed, Phaedra disrobed and submerged into the final pool up to her neck. Pinpricks of heat stung the soles of her feet and her palms. She held her breath and waited for the discomfort to subside.
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