>>6043812You’re not out of breath when you do finally catch up to the blonde maid a few blocks away. And she does not hand you a cloth to rub your forehead with. Hey, it’s been a long day okay?! It’s not like you were expecting to- to- to run away from home. Wait you just ran away from home. Wait- no that’s not- You didn’t-
“What would you like to do now, commander?”
“I- shouldn’t we be hiding? Why are we standing out in the open like this?” You question as your head frantically checks all the openings to the alleyway you stand in.
“It is unlikely news of your escape has traveled far if it does at all. It would be a bad look for the royal family if the recently returned princess goes missing. Likely discreet search parties will be sent out come tomorrow morn. You are safe, commander.”
“Right, uh- Hey, what’s your name?” You say as you place a hand over your chest to calm your heart.
“You may refer to me however you like.”
“That’s not what I asked.”
“Apologies, commander. But the statement stands.”
“You do have a name don’t you?”
“Lord Beneger never referred to me with one. Inquisitor Asher once called me one but I have forgotten.”
“W-what about your mother.”
“I do not know of her,” She says as she bows before you, “Please refer to me as whatever you deem acceptable.”’
“Okay?” When was the last time you met a normal person? Have you ever?
>What would you like to call your new maid/subordinate?“Commander, what are your next steps?”
“Huh?”
“What do you wish to accomplish next, commander? We may travel wherever you feel necessary.”
“What would you recommend?”
“The capital is under lockdown but the Cathedral is open at all hours to the Inquisition, I can arrange a meeting with Lord Beneger if you feel the need permits. There is also the matter of the assassin plot against the Lindan line we may also attempt to track them down.”
“I wouldn’t know where to start, I barely know anything about it other than it seems to be a noble conspiracy. I could be wrong on even that.”
“Due to the lockdown, all noble houses in the capital have been confined to their estates foreign nobility have also been confined similarly in one of the Lindan family secondary estates, if there is a specific one you wish to contact you may do so.”
“I-i see,” Herrman is here? Or could she be referring to someone else?
“There also also locations you could visit that are not related to either of these if you so wish but I will not have knowledge of them.”
“D-do you know where Asher’s ‘safehouse’ in this city is?” You ask an image of Asher and Marie’s forlorn faces as they abandoned you flashes in your mind. Tsk, what are you even thinking?
“I am knowledgeable of that.”
“...”
