Again, the headmistress' cursed silence followed Railynn's outburst and only the pitiful sounds of her own frantic breathing were heard. It made her all the more aware that she had to appear truly pathetic in her current state. With a great expenditure of effort, Rai managed to pull back from the impending panic attack. Was that the reason that the headmistress had these long pauses, to keep her on edge but giving her just enough time to calm down only to push her to the brink once more? If that was the case then Merelyth was even more sadistic than her kin. The thought did nothing to improve the way the short half-breed's body shook.<br/><br/>When the intimidating elf moved to stand in front of her again, Rai could not help but fidget. Her hands tugged at her skirt and tucked her hair back behind her ear, inadvertently exposing her only slightly pointed ear. Jade eyes swept up nervously to see the headmistress' expression and that small, tightly-controlled smile did not bring with it much hope. A rather eager nod accompanied the first question. Rai did honestly want to prove the she was worthy of the life she had been gifted with. Few half-elves had nearly such an opportunity.<br/><br/>The mention of the task and the "my dear" which Rai took as condescending had her worried. Her mind went to several strange and frightening scenarios that would further degrade and humiliate her so when the headmistress simply wanted her to be her maid a look of confusion crossed her soft features. Was she not already the headmistress' maid since the woman was her employer. "I do not understand," she admitted hesitantly. "How exactly would that differ from what I do now?"<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>