Seol has never known Lady Noh not to have a scathing remark for what she considered as an impropriety. However, as the old court lady leads her back to her rooms, through a less used servant's passage inside the spring pavilion, she makes no comment on Seol's intruding presence. Her retinue is gone. Her chambers are glaringly empty. Seol drags in a breath.
"Please tell me they are alright?"
Lady Noh adjusts her collar, leads her inside with a hand gesture.
"They've been sent home, compensated for their services," she says briskly. "If one turns out to be a bad egg - there is no trusting the rest. Until they are replaced, I shall attend to you Mama," she says with a brief bow. "And you will have junior court lady Min Ha by your side."
