Halys knelt on the cool marble of the antrum, awaiting his
lord's return. The doorkeeper had kept
watch and informed him when his lord Apollo's chariot was seen approaching.
Halys had hurried to the bench next to the door with a pile of soft cloths and
a bronze bowl of warm water.
The torches guttered, throwing wild shadows on the walls.
Smoke filled his nostrils and spoke of secret things, passions best shared in
the dark. Had the goddess of lust and sex exerted her wiles on his lord?
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