Ch. 28 : Funeral Honors
The next morning was filled with a flurry of activity as every servant helped prepare for the funeral ceremony of their previous Master. Breakfast was served in bedrooms while we all got ready, and there was an eerie quiet moment near noon when all the servants were given a chance to change and get dressed themselves. Most of them were permitted to follow Rosanna and I out to the Du Pleasant Lake on the far east side of the city for the ceremony. This would leave a handful of Knights, and Servants at the estate. So, to help make sure that no one else was planning something while my sister was away, I ordered my own escorts to stay behind and keep an eye on things. “Where is she?” Rosanna asked as I settled into my seat across from her in the carriage. I watched her as we began to move,
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