Henry had guessed that it would take Ellie at least a week or two to be out and about. He knew that she was quite a restless one who would be hard to keep confined to the walls of the manor. But even this estimate was inaccurate. When Henry came to check on her a couple of hours later, her room was being cleaned. In the middle of the mess of people sweeping and straightening, Ellie sat by the vanity mirror brushing her hair. A maid next to her had opened the wardrobe and was trying to get her to wear something more than the light wool cardigan she had chosen to pull over her pajamas.
"Ellie?" He asked in shock, "Why are you not in bed?"
The maid bowed and explained quickly, "After the lady ate her breakfast, she said she wanted to freshen up after lying in bed so many days. She was quite determined to make this happen so we assisted her in her choice to move over to here. We did try to dissuade her, sir."
