I fetched some books and placed it in the table I was sitting. I wonder how Brother Maxillary and Brother Maxwell are doing with their classes? I also have my classes but it’s cancelled for now because I’m still ‘recovering’ from slipping in the snow and it will take me one whole week to recover fully from like what the doctor said, I believe.
Since Dad and Brothers left my room a while ago, they haven’t visited me. Did they already forgot me again? Am I being wishful thinking that by just saying ‘I love you’s’ with them will fix this family’s distant relationship? Or am I the only one that’s really distant from them?
They get along with each other just fine and I’m always the only one who’s on one corner alone.
Ha. I think I need to start changing from the inside of this house. From the relationship with my family to the servants and knights of this household. I need to earn everyone’s love and trust.
“Oh. Look who’s here.” I heard a chuckle from behind, a mocking one. When I turned around, I saw Count Efran and Count Jaime. Two of the vassals who wants to dethrone my father so much in the past. In the end, Brother Millian have found out their warehouse full of jewels that their whole family stole all these generations from the Ducal House of Zachrono.
Count Efren has brown hair and looks older than Dad, same as Count Jaime whose hair is bronze.
How come they became Vassals if they want to dethrone my father so badly?
I went down from the chair I was sitting and faced them properly.
I smiled sweetly at them that made them stepped backward. Why? Are they allergic to someone cute and beautiful like me?
“Greetings, Your Graces.” I greeted as I performed a sophisticated formal greeting bow at them. When I upturned my head, I saw them how amused but at the same time, irritated of me. This time around in the past, I still don’t have an etiquette teacher because etiquette subjects usually being taught in the Academy when one reaches 8 years old.
They must be shocked and flustered on the bow I made.
“Hmph. You should start your classes now that you’re already healed. You’re wasting the money of this Household spending for you.” Count Jaime said snobbish as he touched his perfect lined mustache. Firstly, I answered him with a smile. Let’s smile and smile on them to look more innocent.
“Oh no, Count Jaime. I am doing just fine on my studies and I excel on every subjects. You need not to worry yourself over me. And just like you’ve said, the money being spent on me is from this Household, where ‘I’ belong as a member.”
“If the money of ‘MY’ house are being spent or ‘STOLE’ from us, that should be more concerning, no? Our money is also my money and I will be angry if some ‘OUTSIDERS’ are benefitting our money without our consent.” I said as I widened my smile and tried my best to be cuter infront of them.
They completely stepped backward because of shock.
(Third Person’s PoV)
The two Counts got nervous on what the kid said and left no words to utter. They don’t know what to say on what Maxine threw them.
“D-don’t be too arrogant. You’re just a kid. Not because you already know how to bow, that doesn’t mean you can be now an airhead. If there’s nothing, we’re leaving.” Count Efran said with his face completely flushed before following the company.
‘Well, you should really leave now. You’re the ones who went here and disturbed me.’ Maxine thought.
“Damn that brat. Does she know something about the warehouse?” Count Jaime asked Count Efran in a whisper when they found an isolated spot to talk. Worry was evident in his voice and they can’t even hide their nervous.
“That’s impossible. She’s too sheltered and that secret is hidden only among us few vassals.”
“Do you think, someone told her?”
“That’s not impossible. Maybe one of us told her about the jewels.”
“Ha. That brat’s too mind blowing. She just woke up from a comma but she seems to be a different person.”
“Maybe, she just got lucky. We must be imagining things.”
They met each other’s gazes and both sighed in chorus.
“Must be it.” both of the gentlemen said in unison.
KATHELINA Prician Vigar. She’s Maxine’s personal maid since birth. Kathelina was the fruit of a maid and a Baron of a small land. Her mother worked for the old Baron long time ago, while working at the Baron’s Estate, the old man had lustful thoughts of her mother and ended up being raped.
Kathelina’s mother was already pregnant and decided to escape from the Baron’s grasps. House of Zachrono helped the woman and gave her a shelter on the state in exchange of the information about the Baron’s.
Kathelina and her mother were deeply in debited for the deeds Ducal House of Zachrono have done for them, until the mother died of illness. Kathelina wants to continue to pay the debt her mother left to her and that is being loyal to the House who gave them shelter.
Kathelina left Maxineirah after she delivered her snacks. She’s now on her way to the Head of the House’s office to report.
The child changed over 3 days in bed but she prefers the new Miss. The lady became delicate and joyful. Her eyes are glistening like a morning dawn and the deep red shade of her eyes are mesmerizing like rubies. The stiff look and matured look from Maxineirah’s face was gone and was changed by a playful and kind-hearted child.
Though, she can’t help but to wonder what happened to the child she’s serving for the sudden change.
Kathelina stopped infront of her Master’s and composed herself before knocking on the door thrice.
“Come in.” a deep voice of a man said from the inside. She can’t help but shiver just by hearing his Master’s voice.
She reached for the knob of the door, turned it and opened. She was greeted by the smell of ink and paper. She entered the room and closed the door behind her.
“Greetings, Your Grace.” She greeted and bowed for respect. She upturned her head and found the man behind the desk, he have those sharp and deep red eyes like you were overlooking in the depths of blazing dark hell. It is the Head of the House, His Excellency, the Duke. A man on his age was standing beside him with honor, dignity and too composed for his age. The Butler.
“How is she?” the Duke asked, putting down the quill on his hand. The Duke was talking about his unica ija.
“She’s fine, Your Grace. The aura around her really changed and her soft spots are visible.” The maid reported with a small smile painted on her lips.
The Duke was dumbfounded on the news he heard. He couldn’t completely believe what he heard from the lady. The maid’s even smiling while telling him! This is new. Really.
He felt something weird on his chest but it’s not a bad thing. Something warm and soft that almost make him lost his breath. It’s overwhelming, the feeling inside his chest was too good.
Contrary on what he feels inside, his face didn’t change. Too cold that someone will freeze up.
“And she looks sad when she found out, she will eat alone.” Kathelina said worriedly, hoping that the Duke will get the hint on her words.
“Is that… so…?” the Duke said hesitantly. The Butler silently stood in one corner, listening in the conversation.
“Then, tell the chef to prepare a feast for dinner.” the Duke said, thinking with something else in his mind.
The maid bid and left the room with a smile on her face while the Butler was left dumbfounded with the Duke who’s thinking about something so deep.
‘Is this the really the Duke?’ the Butler asked himself, bewildering and amused at the same time
Kathelina went on the Kitchen to tell the good news before proceeding in the library with a tray of snacks in her hands. She found her Young Mistress preoccupied by the books she was reading and taking down some notes in her own book that Maxine didn’t even noticed her presence.
Kathelina smiled on the sight and let her Young Mistress to study. She carefully placed the snacks on the edge of the table silently to avoid making any noise. She stood up in the corner and watched her Master in awe.
Maxineirah was deeply indulged in the book she’s holding. The heavy book is about the history of world she’s in. Currently, there are 10 languages in the world.
The Divine or Holy language that only the temple knows, Asthal language (English), Belmonth language (Nihonggo), Garvald language (ancient language), Nickton language (supernatural’s language), Santine language (the witch’s language), Haselbury language (Haselbury Empire’s language), Krifter language (Krifter Empire’s language), Quintessentilala language (mage and magicians’ language) and the Balenciaga language (Balenciaga Empire’s language).
She knows Asthal, their mother tongue. Holy language that she learned from an acquaintance in the past, Belmonth language of the neighboring Empire and the Garvald, the ancient language she learned by herself in the past.
Learning four languages is extraordinary and Maxineirah wants to learn the rest of the languages by herself because she’s sure, she can use it in the future to negotiate.