"Damn it!" Cursed Raven at the sudden arrive of her uncle.
"Are you cursing me?" Maxwell said as he raised one of his brow up.
"Crap!-I mean-No! What I meant is good morning uncle," The girl stuttered roughly. 'What was that!' She scolded herself mentally.
Maxwell stared at his niece suspiciously as if she had done something wrong, which could be the case but he said nothing as he make his way to the table, he set down and began his integrations.
"What's going on?" He question them.
"Miss Raven, got a little secret but does not want to share it with us," James answered immediately with a mocking smlie.
'Why today of all days?,' Asked Raven to herself, she was greatly surprised at how everyone suddenly wants to have breakfast so early in the morning, the sun is not even up for goodness sake! but she could only blame herself of choosing the most obvious place to read the book. What a fool she was! She scolded.
"What secret?" Asked Maxwell.
"Go on miss Raven, tell us what that book is about," Said James as excitement could be heard in his voice but Raven just ignored he as she knows he was just trying to get her in trouble but instead she turned to answer her uncle. "I could like to dear uncle, but it's a secret and like very one here, we all have secrets which we wish not to tell others, just like 'mister james' over here, he too has secrets which he wishes not to share with others-," She paused to reach of the glass of water that was on the table, but she did not drink it but only raised the glass up to stir gently, she then continued.
"-Just like the time I saw somebody entering into his room at the dead of night but I didn't ask him questions about it, did I?" Raven asked at the already shocked guard, who could not even speak at the moment.
She then turned to house keeper," "Or like mister Thomas, who I was told goes to the picky's resident to gamble every Friday, or like the 'lord Maxwell', who was seen reading one of those forbidden book- you know, the ones that is said to be very indecent. So... like I said before, we all have secrets which we like to remain secrets, am i right." She concluded as she finally took a sip of the water, then dropped the glass down as got up for the chair but not before hiding the book into her dress and exit the dinning room while leaving the three men in great shock. The was a long silence of a while as the three men went till, but immediately came back to reality as they heard a fit for laughter coming from behind them, they turned to see that it was the nanny.
"Wawww... was a morning-"Cried out Martha, who continued laughing, " -And to think I almost this, a great shock indeed,"
"Of course it would be you," Snap James with full irritation at the sight of the laughing nanny.
"Oh relax, why are you getting mad at me? It's not like I leaked your secret out and if I may ask, do you have more to share with us," Tease the nanny but the guard only replied with a scoff and exit the dinning area, she then moved over to tease the house keeper. "I didn't know you gamble Thomas," She said.
"And I wasn't planning on telling anyone, but oh well... I was cut," Exclaimed Thomas as he tried to shake off the fact that someone actually known that he gambles. He has worked for the lord since he was child and not once had he be cut by his master non his parent, but to think that the little girl knew of it was truly terrifying. "Some how I knew it was bound to end this way, Said Thomas as a small smile make it's way up to his lips. It was rare for the old man to smile but he little miss was a ball of amusement that even an up-tight old man like him couldn't help but smile. "She takes after you, my lord," He continued but Maxwell was not paying attention as his expression remain the same as shock and worries could be since in his eyes. Martha noticed this so she dismissed the house keeper quietly and approach the lord.
"It was a joke, but it seems to have upset you," She said as she took a seat beside him.
"It's not that -"He said as he face her, "-but it the fact that she address me as lord," Maxwell saw the confused expression on the nanny, but knew she already know was his was talking about but he still explain. "She never address me that way, not even to joke before and I know you no this,"
"I think it's all in your hea-"
"Please don't make excuses, I know you see it too. The distance have grew between us," Sighed Maxwell as worry began to cloud his mind. He loves his niece and wants the best for her but he also loves his brother and wants their broken family to be whole again so when he's brother informed he of his arrival, Maxwell knew it was his brother way of saying that he finally wants to try to build a relationship with his daughter but it's was causing his a lot by helping his elder brother. Martha held his hand to give he some support. "She's upset now but soon she grow to understand that you're going this for her, don't give up now when you're so close," It looked like Martha small comfort did a lot as the lord was now smiling at her, it was not a wide smile but it was enough to tell that it help a little.
"Thank you Martha, some times it's nice to no that you're here," he said sincerely.
"Your words are kind but if you're really grateful you can reward me just a little," She whispered as she got very closer to he as she adjusted the side collar for his shirt. Maxwell didn't know what was going on but on seeing the whicked smirk on the nanny face, only one though came to his mind.
'What has he just done!'