136 Slave establishment- Part 5 (1/2)
”S-she, t-the girl said she didn't want to go and to take her back,” Lady Blois answered while shivering under the lord's towering frame.
”That's a very simple letter. See, it wasn't that difficult to tell the truth now was it?” Nicholas asked her kindly and continued, ”Though you have told the truth I can't behave like you didn't do anything. You seem to have a talent in copying people's work,” he added looking around the painting that looked like the replica in the theaters he had visited, ”Guards,” he called his guardsmen who stood outside the house, ”Cut three of her fingers from each hand.”
”Yes, milord.”
”NO! Please don't!! I won't do something like this! Lord Nicholas!” Lady Blois pleaded but Nicholas didn't move a muscle.
”You won't and that is the whole point of this. Be reminded that I am being generous here. If I hear you or any servant in here speak a whisper about this...I will make it far more worse than just chop your fingers off.”
”NO NO! LORD NICHOLAS!” the woman screamed but Nicholas didn't stay too long and instead hopped into the carriage, heading towards Woville to retrieve back Heidi but something didn't feel right. After reading the letter, he had sent one of his ghouls immediately to Woville where the Curtis resided but according to the information which was passed, she wasn't there. She was nowhere in the town and it worried him. According to what he had heard from his Aunt Venetia, Heidi was supposed to return after two days but four days had passed since she had left and the Curtis hadn't bothered to send a letter about her staying longer than they had planned for.
When he finally reached Woville, Nicholas was in a foul mood. Not only was Heidi not there in the Rune's mansion when he had returned from the South empire but the ghoul couldn't find her either unless there was magic spilled across the land that lowered the sense of the ghouls. As his carriage was pulled in front of the Curtis family, he stepped down on the ground, the sun rays falling over the sky which shone brightly.
He raised his hand before the guard would walk with him and headed alone inside as he brought his hand up to knock on the main door. He hoped it to be Heidi but instead the door opened to reveal Nora Curtis.
”Milord,” she bowed immediately, ”Good afternoon milord. Please come in,” she invited him with her best behaviour.
”Good afternoon, Miss Nora. Thank you,” he thanked her when she offered to take his coat.
”Who is it, Nora?” Nora's father asked from the room before he came out to see himself who it was, ”Milord,” Simeon Curtis bowed his head, ”Please take a seat. Nora prepare for tea.”
”Yes, father-”
”That won't be necessary,” Nicholas spoke with a smile, ”My visit is a short one.”
”Oh, is that so. How can we help you?” Mr. Curtis asked, already knowing what the lord had come here for.