After applying the ointment to Haruka's thumbs and the rest of her fingers Ane bandaged them one after the other with a piece of neat cloth before packing up everything and standing to her feet.
Turning to face Ito Hana, she bowed slightly with her hands clasped below her lower torso.
"My Lady, it's done," she announced.
"You may leave," Hana ordered calmly, allowing her to go back to her work.
Haruka was so immersed in her thumb that she didn't even know when the maidservant left. It was not until she heard the sound of the door closing that jolted her from her thoughts.
Hana, noticing that she was lost, inquired, "Why are you staring at your finger that way? Did Ane roll the cloth too tightly?"
"Mother, how am I supposed to go about with my finger like this, this will attract a lot of attention," Haruka complained.
Hearing that, her mother's ears perked up as she stared with raised brows, "Go where exactly?"
