"Thank you for informing me," I said to the maid, trying to mask my growing apprehension. "I'll head to the grand hall right away."
A look of terror crossed the maid’s face and I started to wonder if I had said anything wrong. “I’m so sorry madam, but I don’t think you can go there. It’s a meeting for staff only.”
Crossing my arms across my chest, I repeated my words in a more adamant tone this time, “I’ll head to the grand hall right away.”
If anything, the maid only appeared more scared than she had been before. Bowing her head ever so slightly and playing with her fingers, she apologized, “I’m sorry. I overstepped.”
She dipped in a curtsy once more before scurrying off. Suddenly I began to wish that I hadn’t been as stern as I was at that moment. What this mansion didn’t need was an
