Book 15: Chapter 21
“This way, your life will have a schedule. Do you have any problems with it?”
The maid handed the schedule to Sylvanas with a smile. Sylvanas took in a deep breath, and then carefully accepted the schedule. She gave her a choppy, “Thank you.” Sylvana hadn’t ever experienced life in the North before, but she wasn’t an idiot. She might look bulky and large, but she was highly intelligent. Within merely a few days’ time, she managed to learn all of the language necessary for life. Furthermore, she told herself that she had to be patient for her son’s sake despite her formal carefree life. Thus, she did her best to adapt habits she wasn’t quite used to in her human form. Also, she never caused trouble.
Initially, everyone was afraid of Sylvanas. However, as she behaved politely and didn’t seem violent, everybody soon stopped fearing her as they once did. She also did her best to learn and act on what she learnt. While she hadn’t learnt everything there was to learn yet, she had knowledge of basic etiquette – at least, she wouldn’t be drinking water for washing one’s hands again. Nevertheless, due to the language barrier, she still had things to learn.
The official language of the North had yet to be decided. I planned to use humanity’s language as the official language, because the elven language was too complicated for humans to pronounce. The voices of elves actually sounded akin to birds. Anthropoids couldn’t pronounce elven words, but they could manage humanity’s.
Sylvanas read the schedule in front of her. It wasn’t very packed. Strictly speaking, it could barely be considered one. It merely informed her of what she should do; she didn’t really have to do anything. All she had to do was appear where required. For instance, she needed to dine together with us, stroll in the flower together and spend free time with us.
The maid watched Sylvanas, who had to put in a bit of effort to examine it, with a gentle smile. There was some unease on Sylvanas beautiful face. She couldn’t understand everything written on the sheet of paper. Of course, there was also a degree of dissatisfaction about having to start a scheduled lifestyle tomorrow. She was particularly nervous, for she heard she could start seeing her son tomorrow.
With a smile, the maid explained, “You need not worry so much. It is basically the same as your lifestyle before. You just need to know when to do what, and you will be fine. It is all right if you forget. You just need to have a maid with you at all times, and she will remind you of what to do and when.”
Sylvanas nodded. She then looked up at the maid and asked, “Can you start following me tomorrow, then?”
“No.”