Chapter 5: MEETING THE PARENTS
She passed by a lot of servants. All of the maidservants were dressed the same way as the other two who had left her room.
The manservants wore a white shirt with brown trousers.
The servants all bowed and kept their heads lowered till she passed them. Whenever she nodded in response to their greetings, a look of surprise would appear on their faces before disappearing as quickly as it came.
If she hadn't been so sharp, she wouldn't have caught it. It was almost as if they hadn't shown any expression in the first place.
[What strange servants they've got here.]
She kept looking around the place discreetly. [It really is a mansion.] Aristia thought.
The floors were polished so much they sparkled. The ceilings were carved just like her room and there were enormous chandeliers illuminating the corridors.
There were large windows on the walls, but no floor-to-ceiling windows.
There were many corridors that connected and led to different places. It was very easy to get lost here.
"Well, I better stick to Adeline," she murmured.
"Did you say something, princess?" Adeline stopped to ask.