30 Enslavement- Part 1 (1/2)
Apparently, the Lord wasn't lying when he said he had errands to run in the town. When they had reached the town the Lord had taken off in the carriage, leaving Heidi and Stanley, the butler to go ahead with what they had come for.
Heidi noticed this was a different town and not the ones she had visited or seen previously. There was a wooden board that read 'Welcome to Isle Valley. 'The town had developed buildings and not one small house in the vicinity. It wasn't hard to know that this was a town which was made just for the high-class society. She saw two women who walked out of the shop and into the carriage which stood right in front of the shop. A man came out, whom she believed was a servant of on of the women that got into the carriage as he went to sit next to the coachman.
At one side she could see squares like structure which overlapped with each other to form a fountain, he clear water fell down from the top. Flower beds surrounded the dark stoned fountain and even though she was far from where it was she knew that the sound of the water was peaceful. The town was neat and clean, women and men dressed posh. Before she had left Woville she wasn't given any money and she had arrived at Bonelake with not a single penny in her pocket. Heidi wondered if it was right to let Warren spend money on her clothes. As true as it was of her going to be his wife she didn't feel it right, after all they weren't married yet and at the same time she had no clothes to wear if she was asked to attend another party.
With the internal conflict in her mind, she walked with the butler towards one of the shop and heard the butler speak as they made their way there,
”Ms. Curtis, there are a wide range of clothing stores here in the town. We can make a stop at all the shops and see if there's anything that suits your taste.”
When Heidi stepped inside the shop, she was greeted with the smell of the fabrics. There were boxes stacked at the side of the walls, two headless mannequins were placed at the entrance while few young women were heeding to the customers request in the shop. She had to agree that the butler was really smart when it came to talking and asking to bring various styles for the lady, which was her. When he hadn't found anything good, he had taken her to another shop and in time they had visited two more.
While on their way to the next one, she noticed how they avoided going to few of them when they had good clothes. As they crossed roads, she caught sight of a woman giving her a sharp look inside the glass made shop with her hands folded. At first she had thought she had mistaken the expression but as they walked ahead she realized there were few more shops along with the people on the streets who gave her a distasteful look as they passed her. It reminded her of her time at the Meyers mansion. Strangely this town of Bonelake was on some decree similar to the town she lived in. No matter how much word of peace would be spread, there were still some who were intolerant to the other kind. She was a human with appearance they didn't approve of.
”You seem well aware on the fabrics of a woman's clothes. Did you have a sister?” Heidi asked him seeing that the butler was well equipped in it.
”I am an orphan, Ms. Curtis. I don't have a sibling,” he answered her.
”Oh. I am sorry for asking,” she apologized and saw the butler frown slightly.
”You apologize a lot, miss. You should be careful with whom you apologize. People will turn it around to their advantage. I sometimes escort master's guests here and therefore am familiar with the clothing lines that run here,” the butler explained before adding in, ”And it is one of my few talents, when it comes to knowing what suits the lady better.”
”I see. I am glad you are accompanying me today, Stanley.”
”Why? Do you have bad taste when it comes to clothes?” he asked her bluntly to which she smiled.