It was a quiet morning at the estate, and Henry just finished delegating tasks to the house servants for the day.
Satisfied with their assignments, he made his way to his lord's chambers, intent on waking him. But when Henry arrived at the door of the master bedroom, his lord was nowhere to be found.
Puzzled, Henry frowned. He distinctly remembered greeting his lord, along with Lord Weston, when they returned the night before. His lord did tell him to retire early, promising to settle in on his own.
Henry hurried to the study room next, thinking his lord might have spent the night going over some important documents.
But upon opening the door, he found the study empty as well. His frown deepened, anxiety creeping in.
He quickened his steps toward Julius's bedroom, but after knocking and waiting, there was no sign of Julius either.
