Friend as Close as Brother

Holiday at the mansion

Astrid's POV

I woke up early in the morning and silence of the house engulfed me. I guess they were gone now.

I left my bed and did my morning routine. I took my watch and left the room, making my way to the kitchen to grab something for my hunger.

I was surprised when I saw Aurther, one of my 20 friends, in the kitchen doing something in a pan.

"Morning." I said casually and peeked into what this guy was doing.

"Pancakes, my Lord?" He asked, smirk plastered on his face.

"Yes, my servant." I smirked back and he laughed.

"You didn't go?" I asked, taking a seat on the counter of the kitchen.

While I'm at my mansion, none of the staffs would be around as per my instructions and they would just clean and arrange the things either when I'm gone or early in the morning. So, my guess was that they were in the dining hall, cleaning the yesterday's mess.

I like being between too much company but the staff working do not seem to be a company when all they do is their assig