Achlys has been getting nightmares lately, and every night she will wake up with a cold sweat. It's hard for her to sleep comfortably, and the head chef has noticed these changes lately.
The Head Chef of the mansion, Madeline had been working in there for years, everyone respects her even the head maid of the mansion, she was one of the people who have been working back when the Duke is still alive. Madeline has been attached to Achlys ever since they arrive in the mansion.
Lately, she noticed that Achlys has been less productive, she noticed her eyebags are getting thicker and she's not the 'usual' Achlys that everyone knows.
While preparing the dinner, Achlys suddenly shattered one glass plate and it makes everyone surprised, Madeline sighed. Achlys was only staring at the broken plate, she had a dead eye, looking like she didn't care about the shattered plate on the floor but was lost in her mind.
"I think you need a rest Achlys" The Head Chef pats Achlys's shoulder and she orders one of the maids to support her into her room. Achlys walks wobbly as if she was going to fall, fortunately, there's someone who's been supporting her as she walks.
The maid's name is Mae, and she was the same age as Audrey, she was in charge of washing dishes and preparing the dinner table.
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After a while, Achlys finally get enough rest, she felt her stomach growl as it needed to eat something. She decided to go out of her room and look for food, but a sudden scream from one of the maids nearby surprised her.
"AHHH!" the maid squealed.
Achlys and other people nearby who heard the yell of the maid immediately check what is going on and go to where the scream came from.
"What's going on?" one of the people who heard the scream was the head maid, she was the first one to arrive at the scene and also squealed as she saw the hideous crime the maid saw.
When Achlys arrive, she saw people surrounding the scene, she tips her toe to see what the commotion is. As she try to look, she saw and smell blood, and suddenly-
"The coachman is dead!" one of the maids shouted.
Murmurs began to surround the area, it was a hideous crime scene. The coachman's neck was cut and the knife that was probably used to cut his neck was stabbed in his chest, leaving blood everywhere. 'What the?' Achlys questioned in her thought.
'This is not in the original novel' she thought again.
She slowly back away from the scene and her back bumps into Darvon.
"Omph-" she let out a cute noise, well that's the novel writer would describe Achlys.
Darvon hold both of her shoulders, and their eyes met. Ruby met the Blue, she knows this is her time to 'act'.
Achlys suddenly break into a sob, her tears slowly falling on her cheeks and she sniffs for a little bit, she was sure this is enough to fool Darvon.
Surprisingly, Darvon gently pat her head to assure her that everything would be okay. He had his knights behind him following him.
They find out the news quickly when one of the maids runs into them while Darvon is just getting off his carriage.
"HELP! The-there's a dead body!" the maid screams and Darvon and his knights immediately run into the scene.
Achlys is planning to go back into her room when she saw the Head chef running toward her and looked worried. The Head chef immediately hugs Achlys, seeing the tears are yet marked on Achlys's face, thinking that the little girl would be so terrified about the incident.