I am stuffed with food, dinner like always in this household was nothing interesting just quite just quite with the small talk here and there although Bavon did go off at the two siblings for a bit. I did not mange to see Bavons wife but she is apparently further in land for safety reasons but why don’t they move more inland as well then?

I guess they are all military even though Bavon is not really considered one but I guess he rather stay here with military then some snarky noble politic bullshit. The feeling of someone breathing down my neck since the tea meeting Me, Bavon and Nathans had won’t go away although it did when Alice left the room.

It make me suspect her of being the one who had released that kind of presence at that time and even now it feels the same as then as well so could it be her that is following me and trying her best about keeping a low profile yet for some reason Failing in controlling the presence thing. Maybe I should confront her with her following me and all it would be awkward though if I do like a lot of times I talk to woman around my age.

Well, I have to get over it at some point and I need to stop be awkward with woman and the only way to do that is by talking to woman.

“Hey, come out” a few moments pass and they do, I was correct about who it was which makes me happy for some reason, Alice walks out form the corner of turn section of the hallway, “Why are you following me Alice?” she goes to speak but stops, “does have to do with presence?” she locked eyes with mine as soon as I mentioned Presence, “My teacher before I came here told me anyone who knows of it are people who are at places for killing people” hmm I see why she thinks that although I am not trained kill just yet just know it, “Well you suspicion misplaced I am not here to do any killing” she let out deep breath with those word being said.

I turn and continue on my way, “Wait!” I turn my head and look at her, “Why are not questioning why I am doing this” I already did though, “Alice I already did ask so why are asking again?” she then looked away in a hurry, “Sorry I was just caught up with being doubtful of you” she rubs her head and sighs.

I turn back around continue on my way to my room, hopefully not being interrupted this time. As I walk I hear no footsteps walking away from Alice nothing at all none walking towards me as well could she just be standing there. I stop and turn around and see that she is not there, I have to be careful around her more than usual.

I continue to be on my way, I wonder where she went and how she was so quite with leaving. As the walk continues the sound of snow wind brushes the windows making a howl like a wolf letting their pack know of danger. I stop and admire the sound being made and it is something I could never forget like that night when I heard that sound the wind when Jackson decided to take me in when I was Ten.

I continue the walk still listening to the wind howl against the building and occasionally the house creaking and cracking, this sound whenever I hear it calms me and my mind of any kind problems I am plague with. a different sound echoes the halls disconnecting me from what I am usually listening to.

I turn to where I hear the sound coming from and see a maid walking down the hall heading somewhere as fast as she can, her pants and huffs from moving fast echo as well. She rushes pass and into a room that I suspect is the maid and butler break room. Although while she was running I couldn’t help but notice that she was crying, I am surprised I even saw her crying but she was crying.

The good nature side of me decided to see what happened and if she was ok.

I walk over to the door she went in and heard her sulking. I knock on the door and I heard her top for brief second then stand, “why are you here?” does she know who I am even without looking at me, “Why are you here tell me!” I go to speak but stop as I hear the click for the opening and see her standing in slight opening that was present, “I don’t know who are talking about but I am not that person” I see her gasp and try to shut the door as she ducks behind it, I quickly put my foot between the door and the frame, “What is the problem I won’t come inside your room and pry any further but I am here if you want to talk” Why am I doing this, will she even talk to me someone who has no prior knowledge of them.

“I am Sandra a maid under the lord of house Vilight” Well I was wrong I guess she really wants someone to talk to, “I was doing my regular routine of cleaning the hallways and I heard noises from one of the rooms so I went to investigate” she stopped and began to cry some more, “I peeked open the door and saw the man I was interested in having intercourse with a different maid” Oh, this is not good, “So I ran away not sure if they heard me or not and that is how I am here and why you are talking to me” I can tell that she is just barely keeping together as her voice is soft and multiple time I have heard her breath deeply at the situation.

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Why do I feel like I am also in the same position as her, well, it is because I am you nitwit. I go to say something but shut my mouth unsure of what to say about the whole thing. Sandra, if I remember correctly when I was here was a maid I knew very well as we were the same age so we stuck together, if they are same person I knew back then I feel sorry. A smirk paints my face, I don’t know why I find this funny but we are kind of similar with the love department.

“You know I have someone I am in love as well but recently it has come to me that she has no feeling for me” the feeling of dreed I guess fills me, I acknowledged a truth I did not want to but here I am saying it contradicting myself, “Six years of my life I have been in love them and not once have they shown any bit of interest in me it was so obvious I was into her but she seemed to ignore that fact” I sigh having to hear my own words, “I don’t know if I consider it a blessing she in not feeling the same as me as the path I wish to walk down is one where I might die or a curse that she is not interested in me as like I said six years and I did not walk that path yet” she walks out and sits on the ground next me while I stay standing moving my leg from the door, “I guess we are the same in a way, I am sorry you have to deal with my emotional bullshit when you have your own” I look at her hearing the words she spoke, “Don’t call emotional things bullshit it’s good to talk to someone and let it out” she goes to say something to retort back but doesn’t.

I don’t know what to say now or what to do in fact, I have a very emotional woman next to me sitting who has witnessed some shit. I then get the feeling of presence. I look down both ways of the hallway and see it clear and the closest corner is not for good couple hundred meters which leaves one person and I only know one person who can release this kind presence. Alice.

There is no way it could be her. If it is when did have such time to change her appearance and manage to have those events happen. I want to ask but is it really her? I really don’t want to make this talk much worse than it is by claiming that their whole story was fake, but this presence is like what I felt earlier with her stalking behind me.

Stuff it if I am wrong I am wrong and I will get blasted for it.

“Hey, Alice mind telling me how you manage to set this all up so quick” she froze hearing the name, I breath a sigh of relief knowing I was correct. A wave starts to appear and changes the colour of her hair from a dark jet black to a vibrant golden colour, “How did you figure out it was me?” I sit down next to her seeing as her expression has not changed one bit, “Presence” she looked at me from corner of her eyes and smirks at that answer, “Are you going to laugh at what I just to you about” I shake my head, “why did you lie to me about your identity” she stays silent most likely thinking of what to say, “let me tell you something a folklore children where told when in the capital” a story?

“The story is that you show your true hair colour to the person you are serving and that is it if you show others you are cursed and will have trouble finding work, a peaceful life or love” I get the jest of it but I am still confused a little, “The reason you had found me following you was because I had found the person I love doing-” “I understand no need to repeat it again” she buries her head in her knees. I pat her back to comfort her. she leans in on me so I wrap my arm around her, she then begins to cry some more.

I start to feel hot in my checks which is a clear sign of blushing, I won’t question why I am blushing as I have my answer with the crying and sad woman currently in my arms. After a little she stopped to cry and was just sitting there which make it more than just awkwardness at this point, it more like embarrassment and wanting the other to just move on from this.

Alice moves around then falls on my lap and lays there looking at me like she is wanting to say something but can’t as she fears what I might say in response, “What is it you want to say” she closes her eyes and breaths out and back in, “Would you believe me if I were to say that I love you” I look her more intently then ever processing what she just I go to say something but she stops me with a finger to my lips, “Its fine, just promise me you won’t remember I said that please” I nod and she sits up, “Then have a nice night” she Smile at me with a painful look, then walks into her room and closes the door.

I stand up and continue my walk. What had just happened.

I was walking down a hallway from eating dinner then I encounter Alice then continue and then encounter her again console her about what she had just witnessed and was confessed to and that was all in one day. Why did she even say that? What was I going to say I was about to speak with out thinking about it.

As I walk the howls of the wind come back but all I can think about is what happened with Alice further back in the hallway. I notice the door to my room and walk in. I take off my shoes shocks and pant and cover myself in the sheets and lay there looking at the ceiling above me that is so vacant. Then images of Alice and Merry fill in the empty void of the ceiling.

An inner conflict is going to begin inside me of who should I choose Alice, Merry or Nether of them. Alice shows actual interest in me and we have had a really big heart to heart moment just little bit a go but Merry I know best and have know for 8 years. Then should I choose nether of them as Merry does not show interest in me and Alice I have known for roughly three to four hours.

Which option should I choose, break a heart of someone who I have just meet and go with the longer and crueller journey of trying to win her over, the person I have just meet and forget about the love I had for the other for so long, or break the heart of an already broken-hearted woman and forget the feeling I had for someone for so long.

Why did you have to die dad, I could’ve used some help here.