Chapter 54 Rumors

• But before Alvius could even attempt to answer her dangerous question, the sharp creak of the heavy door swinging open forced them both to whip their heads around. Ellie stood frozen in the doorway. The young maid looked absolutely rigid with shock, her youthful eyes blowing impossibly wide the exact second she caught the handsome soldier standing far too intimately close to her married mistress.
• "I-I am so incredibly sorry," Ellie stammered, her face rapidly draining of color. "Am I... am I disturbing you, Ma'am?"
• Luna simply offered a gentle shake of her head. "Please, come in, Ellie."