Chapter 36 Lady of the Castle (1/2)
Chapter 36 – Lady of the Castle
The maid picked up the firewood from the basket she carried, tossed it into the fireplace, stabbed it a few ti wet clothes a few feet above it
Not far fro in cold She was only wearing linen drawers, her body clad in nothing but a thin cloth Starting on her tasks, the maid poured hot water into a small basin and dropped an amount of perfuently wiped her orgeous skirt that reached the top of her ankle
It suited her Dressed in the elegant dress with the intricately e—the sunshi+ne-like golden dress, with butterfly wings on its sleeves, was every bit as beautiful as Rosetta’s
“Is it too tight?” Rudys asked thoughtfully, tying a red chest strap under her swollen chest Max shook her head, her eyes trained on the ie reflected in the h spirits, her pale face looked brighter, and her reddish-brown hair, which always seeant in this beautiful, golden dress
“Would you like me to braid your hair?”
“Yes, please”
As she sat in the chair by the , theits position for Max’s view Not long after, she grabbed an ivory co between the intertwined locks and tresses
Max looked out theand listened to the sounds that resonated inside the rooray walls that seemed to reach all the way to the sky
“Would you likeyou some food?”
She wasn’t famished still and would rather venture around the castleher desire—a trait she inherited from her previous situation
But on the corner of her mind, her freedom finally came to realization There was no half-sister here to look down on her nor a father to hurt her She could go anywhere freely
Hence, she defiantly raised her head and said, “I’ll eat later…”
“Alright”
Rudys laid down the co braided her hair coht Max her pair of shoes and slipped it onto her dainty feet
Max gazed at herself in thea maid help her dress like this What would Riftan think?
“B-by the here is Riftan?”
“…The Lord has been out since dawn” The ht irritation in her voice “Do you need hi?”
“Oh, just…” Max shook her head, not knohy she was asking The feeling of being excited for apretty clothes faded as quickly as it had come Like a lie which filled her with a flicker of shame
“Ah, ah, no um…no”
She answered in an unstable voice that even she had hated to hear Max could not comprehend the shame the maid made her feel Rudys hurried out of the room—embarrassuide you to the dining hall” Rudys was nervous but Max just nodded in acquiesce Even so, she was grateful that the maid treated her respectfully
“This way… ”
Rudys led her to the stairs She looked around the castle that she had seen for the first tiive the place a solid and treht shadow on the floor She stepped out into the room and narrowed her eyes
The town of Anatol was very different fro Yesterday, It had seemed dreary and bleak and rather old-fashi+oned But noas no less than a King’s castle straight out of a fairy tale
Is there any special food you prefer, or dislike?”
“Oh, just…”
She blurted out words which in hesitation, suddenly died in her throat An aard look flashed across the ht Max’s notice
the fact that she has to serve someone as difficult as me? A sense of inferiority rushed over her Nonetheless, she shook off the negative thoughts and followed thecherry-wood table lay in theroom
As she approached, one of the servants on the other side of the room quickly pulled out a chair “Did you sleep well, ma’am?”
“Yes, I slept well”
“I couldn’t introduce myself yesterday, because I didn’t want to bother you I’o Seric I oversee all the servants of this castle ”
She nodded and found out that he was the old man who had yelled at Riftan yesterday
“N… Nice to o bowed “I will serve you with all , feel free to tell me”
“Oh, which made me think, yes-yesterday, t-the lord… he told me I c-could decorate the c-castle…”
“In fact, early this , Lord Riftan askedto call the merchants to the castle soon, but would you like to take a look around in advance to get familiar with the Lord’s property?”
“Yes… yes please”
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