The Duke

Ch.2

Dukes Pov:

At first when I woke, I had seen a long black hair, then I looked down to see a young woman, wearing maid garments, that was being held in my arms. I stared down at her for a minute then I thought to my self "Who is she.This must be another one of mother's plots." Then I sat up and shook the lady "Wake up." Then she shot up saying "I'm awake." I leaned forward "Good!" she started cowering back but I went on "Now tell me what the meaning of this is." she straightened and her face grew more and more confused "Meaning of what?" I scowled "Of some random woman waking up in my bed that's what." She stared back, holding my gaze in hers. "You're the meaning of it, last night you wouldn't let me leave your arms." Now I knew she was lying. "That's impossible." Still her eyes didn't waver. "Last night you were burning with fever, so I dragged you to your bed, and when I turned to leave you held onto me so I couldn't leave." Heh lies, I stood up but then, my eyes clouded over and I felt a pain all over my body like fire in my veins, and needles stabbing into my skin.

The woman shot up, but instead of running away she ran towards me. I managed to say "G..GO aw.. aw.. away." But she stood in front of me, and put her hand across my forehead. It was cool and the longer she held it there, the more the pain subsided, then she pulled her hand away, and my pain went with it. How did she do that "Who are you?" I questioned, she took a step towards me and retorted "Who are you?" I had a feeling that she wouldn't like the answer to that question "The master of this house Richard Arne Silvien, of the Silver Dukedom." I waited to watch her reaction, but her expression was left unchanged, that's when I noticed her eyes, they were gray, a color I see every day that's rather dull but, her eyes weren't dull in the slightest, they remind me of gems almost. Then she opened her mouth to speak. "I'm Beatrice, a new maid here." I pointed to her outfit "heh I know that much already." She sighed "do you think, I didn't know you were the master of this house?" I shrugged "Fair point, but I have one more question, for you to answer." She crossed her arms "and what might that be?" For a commoner she is very bold, some noble would cut out her tongue for speaking like that, but that's not what's important right now. "Are you a healer?" I asked, her face looked puzzled and she shook her head "No." "Then how.." she cut me off "You said one question that's two questions." In looked right at her "Say that again." I demanded, she took a step back "I didn't mean that, I just need to start working."

Beatrice POV:

"I didn't mean that, I just need to start working." the Duke looked at me and laughed "You're my maid, your job is to tend to me." then he rang a bell, and two other maids came through the door with their heads lowered in respect, then they looked up and gasped, the duke just ignored the gasp and said "Inform the head maid, that from now on she will be my personal maid." he pointed to me. "W..what me?" He waved his hand at the two, dismissing them. "Who else would I be taking about?"

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