She wondered what the envelope carried but as she examined it, she saw the writing on it.
It read 'To Xylia.'
To Xylia? Her Mama Xylia?
Did this man know her mother personally? Why was he writing to her? Why did he regard this letter as a request of his?
"Don't look stunned, don't appear surprised too." he lectured.
She looked up to meet his eyes which were under the large framed glasses once again.
She had a million questions running through her mind in quick succession and she wanted to ask the butler half of them. But she was not in the position to question the butler so, she decided all questions and queries of hers would pend until she got home and ask her mother – whom she could question about them all.
He brought out a quilt of some sort. It had the line's coat of arm embedded in it and he handed it to Afina.