As a blue, and a tiny one at that, Holleth had been full-grown for quite some time now, since well before their blooding even.  Baths once a sevenday were perfectly sufficient for the dark blue, which was just as well, with the weather getting cooler and cooler.  It likely wouldn't be long until they got their first snow - which would mean snowballs, heh heh heh - maybe before graduation, maybe after.  It was anyone's guess.

Talis was efficient as ever at getting Holleth thoroughly scrubbed; though neither was wont to complain about the chill in the air, so they hadn't rushed through it.  Still, between being small and not demanding pampering, Holleth was easy to have scrubbed and clean in a very reasonable amount of time.  Oil was next, with just a hint of scent - he never asked for it, but Talis knew full well that he liked it, so he got it anyway, and neither one of them said a thing about it.

Like the rest of the task so far, they proceeded in companionable silence - they didn't need a lot of verbal back-and-forth or idle chatter.

Uta