With the gate now closed, Frey and Loeri were now free to act as they pleased. Frey flew up to the top of Alicia's head and started to nudge Loeri's face. "Aunty Loeri wake up! We are home! "
The little white dragon on Alicia's head let out a big yawn as she looked around. "So this is where we will be staying from now on?"
"Yep, this is our new home." Alicia said happily.
"Not bad. Seems peaceful. A good place to take a nice long nap." Loeri said as she yawned once again and closed her eyes.
Alfred was surprised to see Loeri and Frey. But he had already been informed about the two. They were both highest level secrets that were not allowed to be exposed. 'His Majesty was right to make their existence a highest level secret.' Alfred looked left and right and gave a nod in each direction. In the shadows using invisibility magic were the capitals elite special guards. They were not trained in the same way knights were so they could not be called knights. The words "elite guards" fit them the best since they would only guard their masters from a distance and never showed their faces. These guards were all assigned to Alicia and had been following her since the time she got close to the capital.
"Young Misses, this way." Alfred said as he led Alicia, Loeri, and Frey to the main hall.
When they arrived at the main hall there was a long line of maids and butlers on each side of the hall. As soon as Alicia walked in they all bowed their heads. "Welcome Home Young Miss!"
Their greets startled Alicia. This was something that she was not fully used to. Although she did have a maid at the Whittlee's estate. The sight of so many of them bowing their heads and welcoming you home was something Alicia knew she had to get used to. The place was so big that there was no way she would be able to take care of it on her own.
Alfred waved his hand and two young girls walked forward. They were both around fourteen years of age. "This here is Rose and Claire. They will be your personal maids from now on. I have handpicked them and they just like everyone else who works in this estate are bound by a Magi Contract that makes it so they are not allowed to reveal anything about their masters or the estate or they will be instantly killed. This means both Miss Frey and Miss Loeri can rest at ease as no one will reveal your identities and will do their best to keep them from being found out. Also, there is a magic barrier that makes it so people can not fly in or see what is happening inside. So as long as you do not pass the barrier the two of you can fly around as you please."
Although Alicia didn't like the part about the Magi Contract, she still couldn't help but praise Berlin. He really had thought of everything. Alicia's heart was filled with warmth knowing that Berlin cared for her this much. Alicia turned to Rose and Claire and gave a small bow. "It is a pleasure to meet you. I will be in your care from now on."
Both girls were startled by Alicia's politeness and how she bowed to them. They both quickly helped Alicia stand up straight as Rose said: "Young Miss, please. If you bow to a mere servant it will look bad on you."
"Yes! Yes! Please Young Miss do not bow to us!" Claire also chimed in.
Alicia gave a grin as she said: "But the two of you signed a contract so it shouldn't be a problem, right? Plus I can't treat you all as mere servants. We will all be staying here living together so wouldn't it be more of a family type relationship than a servant master relationship? While you will still need to attend to your task every day, I still plan to treat you all more like a family than anything else."
Alfred gave a big smile that caused his old face to wrinkle more. He really liked Alicia's attitude. "The Young Miss is right, acting more as a family will allow things to be more productive."
"Mhm! So from now on Big Sister Claire and Big Sister Rose please take care of me." Alicia said once again but more familiar than before as she gave another small polite bow.
The two girls couldn't help but sigh and smile. They both had the same thought: 'This Young Miss is so nice I will have to keep a better eye on her or she might follow someone who offers her candy!' If only the two knew that Alicia already had more blood on her hands than most of the veterans in the royal army.
"Frey you should introduce yourself as well." Alicia said as she poked Frey who was hiding in her hair at the back of Alicia's neck.
Frey stuck her head out through the strands of Alicia's hair and looked at all the people. She cautiously tiptoed out and stood on Alicia's shoulder holding on to Alicia's neck. In a meek little shy voice, Frey said: "Nice to meet you. My name is Frey… Please take care of me."
"Un very good Fre..." Alicia's words were cut off as Claire screamed out: "Oh My God! She is so cute! Young Miss, she is so cute! I want to pet her!"
Frey was given a start by Claire's outburst and quickly hid back into Alicia's hair. Alicia let out a laugh as she said: "Yes my daughter is very cute. Frey, don't hide, come out. Claire did not mean to scare you."
"Young Miss, you said daughter?" Rose asked she instantly picked up on the daughter aspect of it all.
"Mhm! I adopted Frey while she was still in her cocoon. I promised Pula the Fairy elder that I would take her as my daughter." Alicia said calmly.
"Young Miss is very kind and responsible for her age!" Rose now firmly believed evermore that she must protect her young miss at all costs! Otherwise, someone might snatch her away!
In the eyes of all those present in Alicia's new home, Alicia became a commodity that needed to be protected at all costs.
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