Commission for  yowza, who also wrote the story to go with it.


And today, in this case, she has dust-duty. So while her growly and grumpy friend and colleague briskly steps past the big, two-man bed in the room, steps muffled by the fine carpet covering almost the entirety of the room, to pull aside the curtains, revealing the cloudy nightsky outside, she immediately turns to the right and walks up to the wardrobe.

She understand that they found a lost person in the woods the other day, and that their Mistress has been busy talking to her ever since. They do not get guests very often and she has to admit it is quite exciting when they have a new face around, even if only for a few days.

But that is however a story for another time. The important thing right now is to get this room right and proper for their guest. And that means tackling this quite tall wardrobe menacing over her, looming like a giant in the half-gloom.

While no means short herself - why she is even taller than the head maid! - this fine example of expert carpentry reaches almost to the ceiling and she has to stand on her toes to reach over the top. It is lucky indeed that they have one of those electric chandeliers in this room, otherwise it would be short of pitch black even with the pale, occasional light of the full moon reaching inside.

Fairly certain she’s gotten it all, the young maid moves downwards, sweeping the wardrobes sides and front, following the intricate patterns carved into it’s oaken body. She can hear the head maid behind her, spreading out a blanket over the bed and smoothing down the creases, not to mention feel her judging stare whenever she pauses for a bit, be it to simply inspect the wardrobe or wipe her hands or the duster.

It would be quite an imposing sight were she not already quite used to it. The way the moonlight casts the head maid’s shadow across the bed and wall, along with the darkened yellow of her eyes and the glistening sharp whiteness of her fangs would give even the bravest of men pause.

Then again, she is not the head maid for nothing.


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