Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter: Volume 10 [Parts 1 to 2] by Riku Nanano

Author:Riku Nanano
Language: eng
Format: epub

“Oh, wow.” Another admiring gasp escaped me as we reached our room on the top floor.

The ample bed and sofa were luxurious yet tasteful. The wooden table and chairs were clearly of the very best, and we had a private telephone—still quite the rarity. The windows in front of us looked out on the Grand Canal and the islands that comprised the city, all dyed in the light of the evening sun. We even had a balcony.

Seeing me speechless, Paolo proudly launched into an explanation. “The suite includes a bathroom and a kitchen furnished with an icebox made in the kingdom. Please leave all laundry in the hamper provided. You may have dinner served in your room, but I urge you to dine on our outdoor terrace at least once during your stay. Here is your key.”

“Thank you,” I said, accepting a key whose design evoked the flower and water dragons.

Paolo bowed deeply. “If you need anything at all, please do not hesitate to ask. Now, if you’ll excuse me.”

Atra had waited impatiently through our conversation. But no sooner had the door shut than she scampered off toward the balcony.

“Whoa there!” I exclaimed, removing her hat with a wind spell and securing invisible threads to her to prevent a fall. “Don’t lean over the railing, now, Atra.”

Her ears and tail twitched as she left the room. What a little bundle of energy.

I released my spell on the suitcase, lowering it to the ground, and Lydia immediately latched on to me.

“Mmm.”

“Yes, yes,” I replied, removing the hat from her scarlet hair and hanging it on a peg beside Atra’s.

Lydia darted behind me and snapped, “Only one ‘yes’!” while she helped me out of my coat with practiced skill. I let her have her way—to do otherwise would spoil her mood. She slipped my watch out of a pocket and deposited it on the table, then gently set her own beside it so that the chains touched. When she had finished hanging my coat on the rack, she let out a little giggle—and dove onto the bed.

“Mind your manners,” I scolded as she kicked her feet, for all the world like an excited child on vacation.

She only laughed louder.

“You’ll rumple your clothes.”

Disgusted with my partner’s antics, I left her parasol leaning against the wall and gazed out the windows. The buildings of the city of water were slowly lighting up as night approached. Although uniform in height, their variations in form and coloring made for an enthralling view. Boats and gondolas seemed to glide across the surface of the Grand Canal below, while locals paused to chat on the bridges. And a veritable menagerie of seabirds flying every which way completed the picturesque scene.

Atra was likewise admiring the view from her perch atop a chair on the balcony.

This might be a good night for a glass of wine in the open air.

“Lydia,” I called to the reclining noblewoman as I opened the suitcase and started unpacking.

“Hm?”

“I think it’s about time I got some answers, don’t you?”

She stopped kicking her feet, stared at me, and patted the bed.

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