Ah then lady aria You must be looking for something, right?"
"I am looking for a towel to wash my hands with."
"Then, if I call a maid for you? …"
'Ah i think the maid got Really shy to approach this child'
"Then follow me. I am going to a place on the 1st floor where you can draw water."
"But you said that--ah, thanks" she said
While their walking henry saw aria walking slowly he think she enduring the pain of her injuries.
When they are on dressing room aria touched the wounds on her hands, she could have cried or get annoyed because of the pain, but her hand gestures only slowed down and her outside didn't show that she was sick at all.
I've finished washing."
Aria showed her clean hands and tried to go back.
"Wait."
Henry, realizing Aria did not know that she had chocolate all over her mouth, wiped her mouth with his wet hands.
"Ah, i can do that by my self." she said "It is okay, I will do it." henry said while wiped aria mouth aria feel slightly embarrassed, she never been. embarrassed she can't believe that's she's embarrassed to this action like this.
"What are you doing this you don't like me" she said with serious face then henry paused aria words
Henry, suddenly caught off guard, made a silly voice.
"…huh?"
That was obvious?
Aria finished cleaning her mouth and continued.
"That kind of behavior is shameless like this"
"....what? "
"So please do not act that you like me i hate it when people pretending to be kind"
Henry is speechless and then he smiled and laughed to aria
"i see"
"Your a good person so i will correct the missunderstading, I wanted to be the Duke's foster daughter. Of course, I was rejected, but it wasn't to become the successor.or that i need father"
"instead i need a shield of Valentine, Valentine is powerful so they can protect me, sorry for being selfish at this moments just i really need shield to this situation."
"When the 1 year pass i will leave to this mansion peacefully,"
That's what was a promised.
Henry had a strange sense of sight from Aria.
'This is like…'
Like looking at the Lord.
"What are you thinking of doing if you get out of here?" henry questioned
Aria smiled to him sincerely
"You don't need to know"
Because if you know that you will be dangerous. Then aria lowering her head then she saw a hand
"then little lady hold my hands i will come with you "
"Ah. "
"Sometimes you need help. You can't do it alone"
Then aria smiled to henry
'No. i can do it alone because i always do it alone.'
Then aria gently hold henry hand "Thankyou" she said with smile to her face
***
"Lady why don't you eat"
" lady please eat it all"
"Ah, yes. " Aria said with sweatdrop
'never thought that maids that like me so much This is my first that maids is so kind to me'
Knock knock.
"Lady it's me head maid dana. "
"Come in"
When the door opened dana and henry come with
"Ah, butler henry. " aria said with hestited
"Maids leave the room first, "
"Yes head maid " the maid said then they leave to aria room while waving to aria
"Ah, head maid and butler henry? "
"Call me dana lady aria" dana said with bright smile and aria nooded.
"But what are you there" she questioned and then dana answer her question "I have something to talk about with lady aria. "
"Okay then please sit down"
"Thankyou lady aria" henry spoke to aria, and dana and henry sit to sofa and aria sit to the chair beside to the window. "
"Is the weather is good today lady aria? " henry said
"Winter in November is quite amazing. " Aria said with bitter smile.
"Please have a tea hea--i mean dana and butler henry"
"call me Henry lady aria"
"Okay you said so. But is Duke Valentine is awake now? I have something to tell him too."
"Hm. He is not a person who lives exactly by time. And if nothing particularly happens, he does not even come down from the fifth floor."
"Ah… Then is it okay for me to go to his bedroom?"
Dana made a troubled look.
"That will be difficult because only a few people can go onto the third floor."
"i mean. Trick magic is activated when a person who is not allowed to enter the fifth floor enters. Then, um."
'They die...'
"I understand Then, since I can't go to him myself… how about I write him a letter?"
"A letter?"
'The lord first letter! '
Henry thought so "Then i will deliver the letter to him!"
Then henry amd dana quickly prepared a paper and ink for aria.
ink, pens, and paper were placed on the table in an instant.
"Thankyou dana and henry! "
You're welcome lady aria"
Then aria hold a pen and thinking what she should said.
「 Dear Duke Noah Valentine
First i'd like to sincerely, thankyou for inviting me into your home as a guest and taking care of me.
Since you seem to like adornments I'll get straight to the point, as i told yesterday please adopted me.
I know I'm being arrogant , and i know too that this family is powerful and greater,
But instead i want the duke reputation became clean. And if you want please take me as a vassal
So i hope you will adopted me as your daughter.
Then, I will look forward to hearing from you.
From Aria.」
Aria wrote the letter with a stroke of her brush and put the pen down.
"I've finished writing it."
The speed of writing the letter and the accuracy of her lines. Even at first glance, her writing was perfect with consistency and was smooth.
"My goodness. Not a single mistake and you have beautiful hand writing, you must be a genius lady aria. "
"Not at all."
'I've just lived more than others, so I've written a lot.'
Then aria smiling while looking at to the letter.
However, Henry and Dana didn't think so simply they felt said to aria.
'My… how could there be nothing ordinary about her?'
Come to think of it, Aria was a child raised by the Diego Agnes to make her Empress.
But.
"I'm not a princess of agnes I'm just a substitute for the real princess of agnes"
"It can be...that diego raised lady aria as a substitute of the real princess of agnes?'
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To Be Continued