After being thrown away with a slam, Maxineirah immediately turned around from the Knight and started walking back in her room to take a nap.
She could not face the Knight right now because it was so suddenly. She did not predicted that her father had planned something like this.
The Knight followed her quietly from behind until they arrived infront of her room.
After entering her chanmber, Maxineirah sighed in relief after knowing that her guard would not follow her inside the room.
Before closing the door, their eyes met while the Knight was standing right infront and middle of the entrance.
They looked at each other’s eyes.
Maxine noticed that the Knight’s uniform had change. He was now wearing the Private’s guard uniform of the House, the sword in his waist have doubled in the same side, his hair was neatly brushed up and gone his bangs that made his eyes looked more bigger from being thin.
She also noticed the small mole in the upper side of his left ear.
“I M going to take a nap, can you find Katheline, my personal maid for me?” Maxine requested with formality. So unsual for a Master-and-Knight like them. The Knight smiled with emptiness and did Knight’s curtsy.
“I beg you to drop the honorifics, My Lady. I will find Kathelina even you do not say it.” The green haired -Sir Creton said respectfully.
“Hmm. That is good to hear then.”
“Then I will take my leave now, My Lady.” He bid and turned around from her.
The Young Miss stared at his back walking away from her room for a moment before she finally closed the door.
Maineirah did not expect him to be her Knight. Their Knight Order was still bothering her. They were quite mysterious and something was looming around that Knight’s expressions, something dark, hideous and alerting to be wary about. Also, just like her Brother Maximo.
Their face seems like a kind guy but looking through their eyes, she knew. She knew something was different. Something has yet to unmasked, veiling that something you had never thought they would be.
But enough with him. She would take care of them later but first, she needed to do something for someone that would help her in the future.
She should at least do something for ‘him’. Little something that it could take him out of the house everyday.
Since she was from a Ducal House, it would not be hard for her to take someone from the other side.
Not as if she would be owning that person. She do just be lending a hand since the situation would probably get worst. Or so she thought.
She fetched for a quill and ink and stationeries that has mild scents.
She did not know when would be the letter arrive at the residence tho, but she already should make up her time preparing on those intervals.
“I AM FREE AT LAST!” Lein exclaimed in a joyous tone and ran around the whole Castle one morning.
He was too overjoyed that his boring probation ended yesterday. He felt like he would grow plants out of his body if it was not for Maxine’s visitation every two hours a day.
He leaped in the window and supported his weight before shouting, “HELLO KNIGHTSSSSS!” that startled every Knights gathered in the training ground. Scratching their heads, they chuckled on their Young Master’s lively mood.
“Wait! Brother!” Maxine exclaimed in the hallway while catching her breath when his Brother was about to turn around and run again somewhere.
Maxlein stopped immediately and glanced at his sister who was wearing her pink dress that shows her toes. Maxlein immediately approached her and carried her in the air.
“Brother!” Maxineirah was startled on her brother’s sudden move. Her eyes widened and almost screamed when his brother ran around without notice, carrying her in his arms.
After touching the ground, Maxine felt as if her energy had already depleted because of what her brother did.
How could Maxlein do something so shameless? It was fine to see his brother like that but involving her in his schemes, all she wanted now was to be swallowed by the ground.
The Knight in charge of her safety and her maid Kath were just following them, running before Maxlein who was carrying Maxine.
“Are you fine, Miss Vigar?” Creston Halnois asked that startled Kathelina who was panting and leaning on the wall.
She did not expect the Knight to talk to her so suddenly but Kathelina made her distance from him, secretly hiding her displeasure.
“Thank you for the concern but I am all right.” Kathelina panted her last pant before standing up straight with a maid’s grace. She then turned around without a word to follow her Young Miss who went in the dining room together with Maxlein who was obviously happy for hopping.
Creston could be found dumbfounded but later on, moved on to follow the maid.
Kathelina’s guard was up. She did not want to catch anyone’s attention, mostly, men, but only her Miss and some co-maids acquianted to her.
Sir Knight, Castrozia was enough to be a bother for her and she did not want for Sir Halnois to add, though from the looks of it, she knew and she could tell that Halnois from the first glance, he looked like a bored man.
A man who did not care about anything at all. Somehow, she thinks like he would be a bothersome to her Miss instead.
After arriving at the dining, Maxine found no one other than her and Maxlein. Everyone was still busy with the upcoming festival. Maxwell and Maxillary were nowhere to be found since last two days but before they went missing in her eyes, she was afraid about the two’s behavior.
She could not explain it but she often see the two of them staring unconsciously at her. Whenever Maxine finds out about their stares, they quickly gaze away and suddenly would talk about something in order to divert their attention from her.
It felt something bad for her but she might also be just imagining things after what happened between her and Maxlein.
She did not want to think about it and be paranoid over small weird things.
Winter festival lasts long for a month -preparing was counted.
Night markets were open despite the cold weather where town’s people were enjoying it because there was not only market but also different performances every day in every week in the plaza.
There were stage performances in the first week like singing, live bands and plays. In second week, booths, third week is the ‘Winfret’s Winter Dance’ and last week for the ritual -the end week of the festive and winter- when ice, were starting to melt away.
It was the second week now and Maxine have not got out again after the incident. She badly want to go to the night market but Maxlein refused immediately without finishing her words and ran away to avoid the tease.
She wanted to invite Maxwell but she rememmbered that he also did not know the turns and turns of the downtown.
If she were to invite Maxillary -who did know something about somewhere in the downtown because he would be in his second year now in the Academy- he might tell it to their father instead, same with Maximo and… Brother Maximillian?
She was not sure tho.
She ate her breakfast with Maxlein. Her lips were long as she she thrusted the spoon to her mouth because of an annoying feeling.
Her Dad and older brothers did not even mind her now that they were busy. They could not even join her just for breakfast.
It was as if they were the ones who were decorating the whole house.
Maxlein went on his cancelled training for a week so Kathelina and the Knight left with her.
‘Huh. Maybe it was my time to be struck with boredome the whole day.’ Even Maxlein would be busy because he need to catch up with the days he did not practiced.
She noticed Kath who was about to secretly turn around but she immediately held the edge of her maid’s skirt. Kathelina was startled and threw her head over her shoulders.
“Milady?” Kathelina asked confusedly, trying to hide her uneasiness. She was getting nervous and her sweat were being thivker because of the look Maxineirah was giving.
“Where are you going Kath?” Maxineirah asked innocently. Kathelina flinched and did not know what to say.
“I-I am…-“
“She is going in the rest room.” Maxineirah’s Knight in guard butted in and she could not help herself to furrow her brows at him.
Maxineirah was starting not to like Sir Creston.