Lizzy(POV)
"What just happened?" One of the maids asked as I stood in the hall just outside the kitchen. The room was full of all of the house hold staff all in shock on the events that just had happen in the dining room with the little Miss.
" I heard that the Miss gave the Count a letter that made his face turn into a ghost." The other maid whispered "What! Really and do you know what it said?"
"No but what I heard from the others is that she will be leaving the house."
Then the other maids gasped in hearing what the young maid had said as she sipped her tea slowly.
"Leave?! Leave to go to where? She only 15 years old who will take her in?" The male servant said as he placed is dish on the table and sat with the rest of the staff to eat.
"That's true! But don't you think it's better for her to leave. You know how the Count treats her. I think it's better for her to leave." The other maid said as she ate.
'That's it. I should stop this before it get out of control.' I thought as I walked into the kitchen. The room become quiet as I stepped in and everyone eyes were on me. I looked back at them and gave a small smile not to make them worry then I walked up to the chef and stopped in front of him.
" My I help you Lizzy?" The old chef asked in a soft tone. I smiled up at him.
"Yes chef Maxi. I will need food for the journey." He eyebrows raised in shock.
"So it's true the Miss is really leaving" he asked
"Yes she is. I and Sir Brandon will be going with her so make sure it's enough food for all three of us and it must last two weeks." I said then turn to leave the room.
" Miss Elizabeth you really are leaving." A small voice said stopping me. I turn to face the room full of all the Count maids and servants. Worry and sad looks crossed all they faces but I just smiled back at them not giving them anything to worry about more.
"It's fine, it will not be forever and we will come back and visit and I will write to you all to keep you informed on what is happening with the Miss so don't worry to much. All right." I said in a cheerful voice hiding how I really felt. I also feel unsure and worried about what the Miss was thinking when she gave that letter and said all those things to the Count and her brothers.
"But how can we not worry. The Miss just woke up from an accident just this morning and now she taking you away from all of us. Also she just 15!" Mary spoke as she stood up. Her brown hair in a pigtail draping over her shoulders and her brown eyes red rim and about to cry.
I sigh "Yes I know and I promise I will take care of her and Sir Brandon will be there with us also and he is a knight, he will protect us so you don't have to worry so must."
"Where will you go?" And other maid at the end of the table asked. 'I wish I knew' I thought. But before I could speak a word the air in the room changed then it becomes cold and all eyes moved behind me. I felt a threatening presence looming behind me and I quickly turned around to see the head butler Bex. He stood tall in statue with his peppered colour hair and steel grey eyes looking down at me like I was an annoying existence. Then looked above me into the room I turn to face the room again.
"Why are you not done yet. Does the Count pay you to laze around, eat his food and listen to gossip. Get cleaned up and go to bed before I send you to the store house to work off on the outside fields for the rest of your life." He said in an angry stone tone. Everyone in the room quickly move to cleaned up and to get to bed as they heads were bowed to avoid eye contact with Bex.
'Man threatening the stuff to be sent to the store house is like selling them to slavery and he knows that.'
"And you!Elizabeth come to my office now."
"Yes sir" I said in a low tone.
I followed him to his office and he open the door and walked in, I followed then closed the door behind me and turned to face him.
Bex's office was not a big place not comparing to the Count office. For the Count office had a large oak table in the centre of the room, wooden floors, a two storey library that were filled with books that came from different parts of the world and four large windows over looking the immaculate garden scape of the manor. While Bex office had a wooden table, with one store closet, a one floor to ceiling bookshelf. It my had be small but it was his and he made sure that in this room he shows who has the power. He sat on his wooden chair and faced me.
"Elizabeth when did the Miss wake up?" He ask in an unsettling calming voice as he looked at me with those steel grey eyes.
' I always hated those eyes. Cause I always felt that went he spoke to us even if it's in a kind voice it just felt like a threat and that he could get rid of us and no one will ever know nor care if we disappear.'
"Elizabeth!" He said again and I jumped.
"Eh… in the afternoon sir." I said as my head bowed to the floor and hand clasped together in front of me
"Then tell me why was I not informed the Miss was up."
" The…The Miss told me not… not to tell anyone. She also said I mustn't tell you either. Sir" I choke out.
The pressure in the room was heavy making it hard to speak. Then the door abruptly swung wide open and a half irritated and relieved voice spoke.
"There you are Lizzy. I have been looking for you."