Being alone while swimming was out of the question. In this matter, Ulya was categorical. And none of my persuasion helped. Her main argument was that I might become ill and drown, and she would have to answer for it. I had to come to terms with the presence of a girl. When choosing between showering or lying sweaty in bed, I chose the former. Yes, and Ulya is not a man. Moreover, she had already wiped me, which means that she saw everything. Therefore, there is nothing to be ashamed of. In any case, this is how I set myself up, before letting the maid take off my shirt, and then, naked, under her attentive gaze, climb into the tub. 

      For my comfort, a small stool was lowered into a wooden tub lined with a light-colored piece of cloth and filled with warm water, from which steam came, so that I could sit comfortably. Undressing in front of strangers was uncomfortable. But after a moment, immersed in a pleasant water, I forgot about it and even closed my eyes in pleasure. So I sat for fifteen minutes. They didn’t give me longer, because the water began to cool, and I had been ill not so long ago.

    And now Ulya washes my hair, and soon all of me. It turned out to be very pleasant and convenient. Moreover, I did not know how to wash my new hair under such conditions. Like many little girls, in my early childhood, I had relatively long hair, but it was nothing compared to what I have now, and my mother washed it then. And yes, the maid was right. At some point, the weakness returned, and her help was very helpful.

    But now, clean, relaxed, satisfied with life and a little steamy, I go down the ladder to the floor. As soon as I was downstairs, they immediately threw one of the cuts of fabric that had previously been in the chest over me, starting to gently blot the body, removing all moisture. It's good to feel clean. And still young. Suddenly, I caught myself thinking that not everything is as bad as it seemed at first. And when I have dinner, it will be even better. Nothing, with my knowledge I will not be lost in this world. We just need to know more about him. I hope there are suitable books in the castle. And I also really hoped that along with the knowledge of the language (the fact that I speak not in my native and powerful, I already understood) the knowledge of writing also passed to me. Although even if this is not so, then learning to read will not be a problem for me. As they say, not the first time.

   Together with the forces, my usual activity began to return to me. I never liked to sit back. And she wasn't going to do it now. Even if I am not destined to live long in this body.

  - Ulya...

   I was just about to ask the girl to find out about the books from the owner of the castle, when suddenly and without knocking the door to the room opened. The one I was thinking about just a second ago showed up on my doorstep. He appeared and stared somewhat perplexedly at me, standing in the middle of the bedroom and wrapped like a caterpillar in a cocoon, in a cloth.

  - Mister!

  With a frightened yelp, the girl rushed in front of me, spreading her arms to the sides and covering me completely with herself. A loud slam of the door informed us that the intruder had hurriedly left. The maid, wringing her hands, turned to me, frightenedly beginning to lament.

  - What a scandal. What will happen? What will happen now? You are disgraced. If someone finds out about this, no one will marry you. This is the end. And if it turns out that your father is a high-ranking lier, then our master will have problems, which means we will too. 

    I looked blankly at the panicked girl, sternly rebuking her.

  - Ulya, calm down and quickly explain to me what's the matter.

  - How in what? - moving to a whisper and frightened looking towards the door, my interlocutor spoke softly. - A man saw you without clothes.

  With difficulty keeping from laughing, I rolled my eyes at the ceiling for a moment, and then demanded.

  - Ulya, look at me and tell me what you see?

  - You, leah.

   “Now tell me, am I standing here naked?”

 - No. What do you. How can. 

  - So if I'm not naked, what kind of shame can we talk about? You wrapped me up so that you can’t see anything except your face and wet hair. In addition, no one, except for the three of us, knows about the misunderstanding that has occurred. And if we remain silent, we will never know. I'm sure your host won't expand on this either. Do you hear me, Ulya? There was nothing. Do you understand me? End with panic. 

   Despite the fact that I was a little shorter than the maid assigned to me, and even smaller in complexion, I looked at her strictly, like an adult at an unintelligent child. The latter had a calming effect on the maid, and she immediately pulled herself together, finishing lamenting.

  - Yes, yes, I understand, there was nothing. There was nothing. I did not see anything. And nobody saw anything. 

  - That is great. Now give me a clean shirt and bring me lunch. Do I have a spare clean shirt?

   As always, in a stressful situation, a person, hearing clear requirements, begins to fulfill them with relief, realizing that all responsibility has been removed from him and he is not in charge here, which means that it is not him who is responsible.

  - Yes, of course, now. I just finished one while you were sleeping. And the bed was made for you while you were swimming.

    - Well done, Ulya. You see, everything is fine. Now bring me lunch. And yes, don't tell anyone. Do you hear me? Nothing and no one. 

   - Yes, yes, of course, nothing and no one. And now I'll bring you lunch. Everything will be fine, because there was nothing.

    And so, putting me to bed and covering me with a blanket, the girl rushed out of the room to fulfill my order. But I could see that she was still a little discouraged and confused. I hope this will not affect her talkativeness in any way and will not let anyone know about the incident. I have enough problems without all sorts of gossip and speculation.