Chapter 8

LUNA toured inside the mansion and strolled around the estate to kill time as she waited for the evening to come. She tried helping in any way she could, but the servants wouldn’t let her do anything. They even barely speak to her. Only Seifi and Celes would engage in a conversation with her, and mostly, they were short. It made Luna feel as though she was unwanted, an outcast. It suddenly reminded her of her first few weeks in the orphanage before her friends came. No one wanted to be close to her. In the end, she went to the library and busied herself with books. And as soon as she buried her head in the books, she suddenly forgot about the world.

“My Lady.”

She raised her head and saw her servant standing in front of the couch where she was lying down as she read. Luna was a bit surprised to see her there. She didn’t even notice her coming. Maybe she was too enthralled by the story she was reading.

“Yes?” She sat up and closed the book.

“The lord has arrived, my Lady,” Celes inf