Chapter 51

The servants took Ayla to a bathhouse close to the Clan Hall. The entrance was spacious, with sofas and coffee tables close to the walls, leaving the center free. Colorful mosaics decorated the walls and floors.

The bathhouse appeared to be empty, but one of the servants rang a bell that was on a table, and moments later, two women and a man appeared from behind a curtain.

“This is Lady Ayla, a special guest of Chief Ulfr. He asks that you prepare her for the alxa-lotx ceremony,” a servant said.

“It will be our pleasure to get Lady Ayla ready!” the man said. He sounded very feminine. “Follow us!”

The servants left.

The two women and the man took Ayla to a room with enormous bathtubs. Tables with baskets full of petals and flowers and bottles with all sorts of oils or lotions were next to the bathtubs.

“Lady Ayla, we will have to remove all your clothes to wash you properly.”

“Just Ayla,” she let them know what she wanted to be called.

The women smiled and helped Ayla undress wh