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The bath had taken long and by the time Archie was satisfied, their fingers had been wrinkling. He lifted Malorn up as gently as he could, huffing at his increased weight but with steady steps, took him out of the warm water and put on a simple sleeping gown on him. Not a lot of clothes fit Malorn now, and Archie liked how homey the gown looked on Malorn so he would insist on that every time.