"Arthur"
Hmm?
Hearing a familiar voice, Arthur turned his head to the left, spotting a familiar scarlet haired girl running towards him.
"Scarlet?" Arthur titled his head in confusion. What was Scarlet doing, shouting his name and running in his direction? Shouldn't she be with her family like she was a moment ago?
Scarlet did not bother with Arthur's confusion after arriving in front of Arthur, she placed her hands on her hips and said with an authoritative voice, "Where do you think you are going?"
While still confused, Arthur replied, "Your father the Grand Duke, said for all maids and soldiers to be dismissed, so I wa-"
Still with her hands on her hips, Scarlet interjected, "Are you a maid?"
"...No!"
"Are you a soldier?"
"No!"
"Humph!" Scarlet snorted and without permission took Arthur's hand before dragging him to her family.
Realizing what Scarlet was about to do, Arthur panicked.
{S-scarlet wait!]
Unfortunately, for him, Scarlet turned a deaf ear to his voice transmission and kept dragging Arthur under the watch of the remaining maids and butlers who had yet to leave.
The triplets and Leo who were surrounding Jeffrey.
Thomas and Albert.
Most importantly, under the watch of her family, Arthur was dragged in front of them.
All the while they curiously stared back.
They had a guess as to who the boy might be from the letter they previously received from Thomas.
Even so, they were a bit astonished by the way Scarlet was acting.
It was unlike her acting spoiled and bossy.
Usually she was a sweet angel.
The three men had no idea what had come of her.
However, the three women understood the reason for the change in behavior after taking a look at the boy that was currently being dragged towards them before turning to the scarlet faced Scarlet.
After looking the boy up and down as if evaluating him, the two older women, presumably the mothers of the two girls, looked at each other before nodding in confirmation.
The younger violet haired girl, blushed and quickly hid behind her mother after realizing the implications of her big sister's change in attitude.
When she and her big sister were little they made a pact.
From behind her mother's back she sneakily took a peak at the boy that was being dragged by her big sister.
He looked a bit older than her and her big sister, maybe by two years.
He was quite tall, approximately five feet six inches with a head of uncombed messy black hair.
He wore a simple full black t-shirt and black shorts.
If she were to rate him based on those looks only she would say he was a six out of ten compared to some boys she had seen.
However, compared to those snobbish nobles who think too highly of themselves she could easily tell he was much better than all of them combined.
She could tell, unlike those two faced nobles which she similarly despises, like her big sister, that his panic and shyness at being dragged toward them was real.
That alone made him much better than them.
Scarlet, on the other hand, had finally arrived in front of her family with Arthur in tow.
She was about to introduce Arthur to her family, but was interrupted from speaking by her Uncle Edward.
"Niece, before you introduce young Arthur, let us first go inside. You must be tired from your long journey." Edward said after taking a look at the remaining maids and soldiers who had yet to leave, prompting them to hurry.
"Elder brother is correct!" Ern added before whispering in a low voice so that only his family and Arthur could hear, "My daughter this is not the right place for our lengthy conversation. As for young Arthur, please come along. I wish to extend my gratitude for everything you have done for my daughter."
"G-Grand D-Duke, !-"
But before he could finish, his hand, which was still held on to by Scarlet, was pulled once more by her as he was dragged into the Grand Duke's estate through the gigantic double doors.