As promised, he waited outside, just in case Charles either needed him or wanted to chat. It didn't surprise him in the least that Charles said nothing throughout. Few words were ever exchanged between them and, to his great dismay, Erik saw the gap between them growing wider with the continued silence. when called, Erik returned to the bathroom. Normally, he'd keep his gaze fixed above Charles' head, but since he'd been left out all night, Erik swept his eyes quickly over the man to look for any injury. Surely Charles had checked as well, but it if anything happened, it would be on Erik's conscience.

Back to the routine. Erik reached in to unstopper the bath and let the water drain. next, he laid a large towel across the toilet seat and used another to wrap around Charles' upper body and hoist him out of the tub. Charles was then settled onto the toilet once more and, though he was likely capable of continuing on his own form there, Erik took the time to towel him dry, paying specific attention to his legs. They both knew he was really looking for nay bumps, bites, or bruises Charles' may have missed.