It is another morning on Tristessa's vast estate of over 1200 acres. The expansive gardens partitioned off by tall hedges are filled with fish ponds, steams, large flower beds with entire areas of nothing but woodland.<br/><br/>The main house is a remodeled Victorian of pristine architecture and painted white. Within great spiral staircases carried guests to all floors of the vast home, with each bed chamber and accompanying washroom decorated individually. Nearly all of the furniture is fashioned from redwood or oak with large stone statues throughout, occasionally accompanied by large suit of iron armor.<br/><br/>She wakes up to find, as usual, her two pets, Hana and Alice, sleeping on either side of the foot of my bed, necks fastened with leather collars. The sun is shining through the curtains despite their being drawn, and after ringing the bell to call her servant to attend to her she lightly shakes both of my pets awake. "Good morning you two. It's time to wake up. We can't be caught lounging about in bed all day now, can we?"