Nighttime...after dinner.
Neeza followed Laura into her room. The moment she entered the room she took the key from the pocket of her skirt and handed it to Laura.
Neeza sighed. "Miss Laura, do you have to do it? I'm afraid that Sir Nicholas will know about it," she said, fear mirrored in her eyes.
Laura smiled and stared at the key of Graven's house in her palm. She looked at the maid. "Shh...don't worry much. Just in case somebody will find out. No matter what happens, I'll tell them that I'm the one who took the key. You don't have to worry, okay? You go now and sleep early," she ordered.
"Okay. Anything else?" Neeza asked before going out of the room.
"What time usually the people here sleep at night?" asked Laura.
"The people here start sleeping between 9 to 11..." Neeza answered.
"How about Sir Nicholas and Cooper?" Laura asked.
"If Sir Cooper is not going outside, he usually sleeps at 10:00. Sir Nicholas sleeps early, usually every 9:00 in the evening," Neeza replied.
