Aurelia Pendragon

"Merlin, are you completely incompetent or is this a newfound talent? I said the peach gown. Peach. Does this look peach to you? Let me answer that, no."

Aurelia scoffed and sunk lower in the lukewarm water until it came up to her nose. She wasn't actually all that upset about the deep purple dress Merlin had flung over the screen, but she wasn't going to leave the tub until she was damn well ready to. She wiggled her toes and splashed water onto the floor. She would never admit it aloud, God knows she can't feed Merlin's ego, but she is a little bit impressed by how rapidly he'd warmed the water that morning. It took her maidservant double that time to even get enough water to boil, let alone be done.

Slowly, she pushed herself back above the water and rested her arms along the edge of the tub. "Did you get lost in the cupboard again?"