"Lady Vienna." The knock on the bathroom door made her jump. "Alex just popped in," Mistress Deborah said. "He said he needs you for a little bit. It is regarding some project, he said."
"I will be right out." Vienna drained the water and wrapped a fluffy towel around herself. Duty calls, she said to herself. She would have loved to stay in the bath for the rest of the day, but how was she going to win like that?
"What did you tell Mistress Deborah?" Alex asked as they rushed down the hallway to the stairs.
She glanced at her friend. This morning he wore tan trousers, a matching vest, and a button-down shirt. His hair was still wet around the edges, and his freckles stood out prominently against his pale skin. "I told her you needed help in organizing books in the library," Vienna said.
