(quick stock post, then I will focus on catching up to what everyone's doing later)<br/><br/>Victor Pollock (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=82816.msg3659716#msg3659716) – Carrying on the Days Rituals<br/><br/>Victor had his sleeves up, hard at work on his lord’s boots. He was to make sure that they got a shine worthy of his own wear and inspection. He held the boot up to the candlelight and nodded as he saw the faint glow of the light returned to him. He placed the boots back where they belonged and took off the heavy gloves to reveal thick, but well maintained hands. He always believed that his duties were no excuse to take in unnecessary dirt. As he stood in front of the mirror, he’d rolled down his sleeves  and adjusted his tie. Satisfied, he’d donned his jacket and went to overlook the rest of the house.<br/><br/>It was winter, and very close to the holiday. He’d worked especially hard these past few weeks to make every aspect of the manor presentable. He’d worked the staff like dogs, which resulted in a few spats with the Housekeeper, Mrs. Hemlock.<em>’A fiery redhead she is’</em>he thought with a dark chuckle. He’d scheduled the manor to be cleaned and inspected in sections. Three sections for the main living space, one section for the stables and storeroom, and one section for the dungeon. The dungeon he always saved for last. It would be perhaps the most used, and needed extra attention.<br/><br/>He’d talked to a stable hand to inform them of his expectations for the winter gathering his lord had scheduled. The breath rolled from his mouth in puffs as he spoke, and he held his gloved hands (this time in thin leather) in his pockets. He was patient with the stable hand, as he was not the kind of man to rant and rave about what he wanted. Service to her Majesty has taught him patience, restraint, and the proper application of his frustrations. It is for these reasons that he was brought on to help run his lord’s home in the first place.<br/><br/>After his inspection of the horses, he walked back inside to get a look at how his busy little bees were faring against their latest fight against ferocious dust bunnies and naughty slave girls.<br/>