Kiro heads to the mansion , The sun was setting . He finally arrives at the mansion . Kiro enters the front door and says .
-I'm starving , what's for dinner .
He sees Luchia and Vallerie talking
-I see you are getting along .
Vallerie turns to Kiro and says .
-Would you give me permission to leave , I have to go to mister Vesper .
-Actually , You are working for me now .
Vallerie , and in the same time Luchia look surprised .
-I spoke with Vesper and I convinced him to allow me your services .
Vallerie leaves the hall without saying a single word .Luchia turns to Kiro and says :
-What is going on here?
-I thought she would be a great help around the house .
Luchia thinks for a second , then she says :
-You are right , I could use an extra hand here .
-Well, cook something , I'm starving .
-Me too , what would you like for dinner ?
-I don't know , I think roasted beef would be great . I would like cake as a dessert too .
-As you say .
-Actually I'm helping too , I want to make some rice balls .
-As you wish , come on .
Meanwhile , Vallerie was sitting in a corner , weeping :
"How did I end up like this , and I thought serving Vesper was bad , what will he do to me? I can't even imagine , and after I offended him at the feast "
-Vallerie , come at the kitchen -Shouts Kiro
Vallerie heads to the kitchen , trembling and shaking .
-Ye.... ye.....yes?
She saw Kiro wearing an apron and cooking rice .
-I'm preparing rice balls and Luchia is roasting beef , would you help us by baking a cake ?
"He is cooking ?!"
-Vallerie , come on don't waste my time .
-Certainly
Vallerie starts making the cake while Luchia and Kiro were making the rice balls and the roasted beef .
-Luchia please don't forget to add spices .
-Basil?
-Basil of course .
After a while , they finish cooking. They had rice balls , roasted beef and a delicious strawberry cake.
-You guys do the serving , I'll be waiting in the dining room .
Kiro goes to the dining room and sits waiting for the food to come . After a while , Luchia and Vallerie serve the food , except Luchia sits on the table and Vallerie doesn't .
-Aren't you hungry ? -Says Luchia
-Well , more for me .
Luchia coughs slightly , then Kiro says .
-Come on , aren't you going to sit .
-Are you sure master ?
-Master ? say Kiro and Luchia both in the same time .
-I'm just a servant , you really would accept me to eat alongside you ?
-It's not like I'm a nobleman or anything , so eat up .
Vallerie sits and starts eating slowly , while Kiro in the other hand gets up and stabs a chunk of meat with his sword , and bites it . After a while Kiro finishes and says .
-I'm heading to bed , well , see you tomorrow .
After Kiro leaves , Vallerie turns to Luchia and says :
-Is he always like this ?
-Entitled , rude and bad mannered ? yeah almost all the time .
-No , I mean ..... you know who he is , right ?
-I know , I try not to think about it .
Luchia takes a deep breath then she continues :
-I was born into a peasant family , then my village was pillaged , I lost my parents , and my big sister . I was made into a slave and got sold to a nobleman . He did terrible things to me , for a long time , things I don't even want to remember . So one day , I decided to escape . His men chased me down , so I found this mansion , and I thought it was abandoned . I entered inside , then he found me . He offered me a place to live , in exchange , all I had to do was chores . He never asked any questions about my past . I care about him as much as he cares about me .
Vallerie heard the story , so did Kiro who was staying behind the wall . He heard the whole thing .
"So this is her story , I figured out it would be something bad . "
Kiro leaves and heads to his bedroom .
-Well , let me show you your bedroom .
Luchia leaves the dining room , and shows Vallerie her bedroom .
-Here it is , I hope you have a good time here .
Vallerie lies on the bed and covers herself with a blanket .
"I'm confused , he really is an enigma "
Meanwhile Kiro was lying on the bed . His eyes were becoming heavier and heavier , until he closed them .