The Last Legend: Awakened by Joshua B. Wichterich

Author:Joshua B. Wichterich [Wichterich, Joshua B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Joshua B. Wichterich
Published: 2014-04-30T22:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER 13

Darker Times

The kitchen of the Ducre’ Manor possessed everything but silence as many female servants of the household filled it with the sounds of gossip, melodious ballads and cooking. Dinner was being prepared in the warm kitchen for the Lord and Lady of the house, as well as the many servants of the household, which was always a big deal. Many of the servants, including the lord when he was at the manor, only ate twice a day; dinner was the bigger meal which was eaten at mid-day and supper was lighter and eaten six or eight hours later at mid-evening.

The servants went about getting dinner ready for the Lord and Lady of the manor while Sora fetched fruit, bread and hot porridge for Natalia’s very late breakfast, making sure it looked pleasing to the eye on a shiny silver platter.

“Alexa, I need your hand, child!” Sora called out as she took a hot kettle of tea from a hook that hung in the large fireplace, which was boiling amongst a large pot of beef and vegetables that had been braising all morning.

Alexa looked up from her work towards Sora and began drying her hands off with her soiled apron. Her sleeves were rolled up to her dimpled elbows and her frazzled curls were up in the same old bun hairstyle she always had. She had been scrubbing a large crusted pot and seemed to be happy to stop what she was doing.

“Take this kettle and have a platter ready for tea with its crockery and fixings,” Sora said as Alexa rushed over to her, grabbing the handle with her water spotted apron.

Alexa quietly fetched everything she needed as Sora kept glancing up suspiciously at her.

“You’ve been really quiet this morning, Alexa. What’s on your mind, child?” Sora wiped the sweat from her dark brow, waiting for an answer.

“Nothing—I’m fine, just—keeping busy is all,” she mumbled evasively with a nervous smile on her round face.

Wisps of curls fell along her forehead, sticking to her sweaty skin and small dimples appeared on her cheeks, which made her face resemble a basket of speckled apples.

“I’ve never seen you so dedicated to your chores—you just seem different today is all,” Sora said as she shrugged her round shoulders.

Alexa just smiled a little as she brought the platter of tea over to the table where Sora was working.

“I don’t know why that child has to sleep the day away, she’s been acting strange lately,” Sora fussed as she placed a small vase of flowers and a dish of soft butter onto her platter.

“The Lady Natalia?” Alexa asked in a shy manner as she looked over at Sora by the corners of her eyes.

“Of course child, who else would I be talking of? She asked me to wake her up at noon. I don’t even know how anyone could sleep till mid-day! She’s been skipping her lessons too much. It’s about that time of day, I need to get this upstairs,” Sora rattled on as she gently picked up the platter.

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