Re: Ashbourne Estates (game thread)
((Sorry this is so late, I've not been well. I meant to do this about 2 days ago))
As soon as the pair Peaches saw were out of sight, the warm buzzing in her pocket began to calm down and by the time she had make it down to the basement it has stopped completely. "Apologies Momoko, I do not know what came over me," it replied. "I think perhaps I am hungry, I have not eaten in some time. But worry not about that, for now. You have work that needs doing." And with that, the feeling of the entity that was Emanazael disappeared from her mind, although the delicious scent did not go with it, and it didn't respond to any other attempts at communication.
With the rod asleep, she was free to work for the remainder of the afternoon, Danielle briefly coming by to check on her but merely nodding in approval and moving on to other things, and eventually she saw the doctor escorting a weary looking Lady Ashbourne back to her room late afternoon. It was not long after this Danielle came to inform her that the Lady needed her rest and that all the staff could have the remainder of the afternoon off as free time as long as they did not make over-much noise near the lady's bedroom. She also mentioned there were some sweetcakes in the kitchen if Peaches desired any, the lady would not be eating them so she and the others were welcome to them.
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Working on the garden, time flew by as the pair worked diligently. At one point, Danielle came out to check on their progress, but didn't stay long, heading back inside almost straight away which seemed as close to approval as anything. As the afternoon flew by, eventually Danielle returned outside to inform them that the lady was resting after her treatment and they could have the remainder of the afternoon until dinnertime off as free time, provided they did not wake the Lady. She also mentioned there were some sweetcakes in the kitchen if they desired any, the lady would not be eating them so she and the others were welcome to them.
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"I won't be gone too long, you may as well get started in the library," Danielle answered as she headed off.
As Sabine shifted her focus to the grand library and its filing system, she found the job to be fairly easy once she had a grasp of where things went. The system itself sorted books first into different categories, of which there was an easy guide available to what the categories were and a floorplan which showed the layout of it. From there, books were sorted alphabetically. All in all, the reason for the task being so simple is that once Sabine had identified the right section and shelving for a given book, the exact space was usually obvious, being the only gap in the rows of books.
The books she filed away were from a diverse range of subjects, ranging from local history, laws, a book about slavery and how human trafficking worked, to a few about demons and dark magic and a range of other topics. All in all, there were around a dozen books that needed to be sorted away, so the task didn't take Sabine much time; most of it was simply working out which section a given book belonged in and finding the right shelf. As she was putting away the final book she saw what she assumed was Lady Ashbourne's physician assist her into her bedroom and then come down the stairs, a slight smile on her lips. At the same time, Danielle entered the library from elsewhere.
"How is she?" enquired Danielle. "Weary, she's taking a rest. But about the same." replied the doctor. An awkward pause hovered over the library before Danielle spoke up once more. "Sabine, that will be all for this afternoon. Take some free time for yourself until dinner is ready. I suppose the Lady will not need the cakes after all, so you are both welcome to some, they're cooling in the kitchen. Oh, and Sabine, try not to disturb the lady while she rests. I will inform the others."
As Danielle moves off, Dr. Remey makes her way to the kitchen. "I think some sweet cakes sounds just fine," she says aloud, but not directed at anyone in particular.
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After an afternoon of dusting, Ellen is approached by Danielle. "Thank you for your hard work, Ellen," she says. "The lady is resting in her bedroom, so you may have the remainder of the afternoon off, but I ask you avoid her bedroom or anywhere near it lest you wake her. There are some small cakes cooling in the kitchen if you like, it'd be a shame for them to go to waste."