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Chapter 17 - Chapter 17. The Painting

Sofia and Maria go to the gallery room to do the next chores of the mansion.

But then as they arrive at the gallery room, they surprised.

Because they see Lord Nicolas and one senior maid besides her looking at one of the painting.

Lord Nicolas and that one senior maid look towards Sofia and Maria after they close the door.

Then Lord Nicolas says towards them ,"Oh ,hello there ,come here you two ,I want both of you to look at this painting for a moment with me."

Sofia and Maria nod and follow his order.

They go towards his position and look at the painting that Lord Nicolas ask them to see.

The painting is kinda weird.

Sofia and Maria don't understand what kind of painting is this.

The painting is a dark figure with a very big black hood and big black cape ,creepy arms and this figure has no face ,has no body and has no legs. The surrounding is a forest with many rocks and dead trees that lighted by a grey sky above the forest. That dark figure is on the center of the forest with all dark spirit wolves figures surrounds him.

Lord Nicolas asks, "What do you think of this painting means?"

Sofia replies, "I don't quite understand what does the painting means, but i think that this painting described about the painter's sadness and desperation and the painter uses the creativity to create a unique painting design and the painter used her feeling to this painting, i got to say this piece of art is truly remarkable."

Lord Nicolas replies, "It is true what you said. This painting is a sadness feeling that the painter feels and she expressed it to this painting. This type of painting is an imaginary or abstractical art painting or if you learn about art ,it is called....."

Sofia then answers ,"Surrealism"

Lord Nicolas surprised to hear Sofia's answer and says ,"Yes ,correct answer ,it is a Surrealism art painting ,I'm so amazed that you know one of the knowledge of art. It is truly rare for someone from the village or sorry ,I have to say ,a commoner to know about something about art.

Usually it is the nobles whose know about art knowledge. How do you know about this?"

Maria also asks ,"Yeah ,how do you know about this ,I don't understand at all."

Sofia replies ,"Oh ,I learned by myself on an art book that i enjoy to read."

Then Lord Nicolas says towards Sofia,"I'm interested with you."

Lord Nicolas then continues his explaination of the painting that they talked about,

"This painting was painted by a little girl from one of the Russian noble family ,which is the Golinsyns noble family. This little girl is the youngest member of the family ,this little girl named Evelina Golinsyns. She likes to paint unique features ,surroundings and also people. She has a very imaginary and creative idea to create a character and a scene at her canvas.

Her mother was Lady Natasha Grosvenor's closest friend and my fiancé ,Lady Anastasia likes Evelina and she very cares of her like her own little sister. I also admire and appreciate her art. Well, Evelina said that this dark figure, she called it 'Hevon' and this mysterious dark figure its also symbolizes his father ,whose had already passed away at the next day of Lady Natasha Grosvenor's death cause of an accident. She very loves and misses her father, so she always paints surrealism art paintings which have deeper meaning about her father. The dark spirit wolves symbolizes all the wolves that he ever killed in front of her. The forest with many rocks and dead trees symbolizes the afterlife that she imagined and the grey sky symbolizes her sadness and mourn towards her father. It is a very creative and meaningful painting ,isn't it?"

Maria smiles and replies ,"Yeah ,it is very creative."

The senior maid replies ,"Indeed God blesses this child with a great potential of a great artist and may God gives her strength to move on without her father in life in this creative world that God created for his children ,which is us."

While Sofia replies ,"Correct ,this is very imaginative and her creativity is beyond anyone's mind. I wish I could meet her and even talk to her."

Then Lord Nicolas says ,"Oh ,you will meet her. Soon there will be a ballroom party that will be held on this mansion by Master Gregory next month.

Many nobles of England and Russia will come. And even one of the prince from the kingdom of Russia will also come.

So you all better be prepare yourself for that event."

Sofia ,Maria and the senior maid nods.

Lord Nicolas then asks ,

"By the way ,whats your name?"

Sofia replies ,"My name is Sofia."

Lord Nicolas replies ,"Hmm ,alright ,Sofia ,you are an interesting person ,I hope we could talk again sometime."

Sofia replies, "Alright ,My lord."

Then Lord Nicolas says,

"Alright then i'll leave ,you all could continue to do your chores."

Sofia, Maria and the senior maids bows towards him.

After that, Lord Nicolas leaves the gallery room.

TO BE CONTINUED....