"You're new here, aren't you?" The head maid furrowed her brow as she tried and failed to place Shay among the maids she knew. "Damn Duke just hiring every pretty girl he sees without letting me know," she muttered under her breath. She handed Shay a large, ornate key. "Clean all the east wing rooms, then proceed to the Astronomer's Tower. Here's the key; do<em>not</em>disturb anything in the tower. Anything that has been left out, leave it be and just sweep and dust around it. Again, do not put away anything that has been left out, unless you want to anger the Duke, and not in any sexy way, I can assure you. Return the key to me when you are finished." She turned towards the guards. "Let her in."<br/><br/>"Yes, ma'am," the guards replied.<br/><br/>With that, the head maid turned around to resume her duties - but checked herself in mid-step and turned back to face Shay one last time. She looked over the fake maid's disguise from head to toe with a discerning eye. "Where's your stocking frill?" she asked at last, lifting her own skirt a few inches (much to the appreciation of the nearby guards) to show the lacy frill that she wore at the top of her thigh-high stockings. Before Shay had a chance to respond, she continued. "Make sure you wear it tomorrow. I will not tolerate maids out of uniform. You're new here, so I'll make one and only one exception for you today. Carry on." And with that, she turned around and resumed her own busy schedule.