"Oh my~!"<br/><br/>The soft gasp pealed from Arisa's lips as she stepped into the room...Compared to the places she'd previously run into, this place was almost innocent. She let her gaze trail over her surroundings...At the sewing materials, the needles, the wooden frame-<br/><br/>This place was instantly familiar. After all, when she'd grown up as the youngest daughter of House Ortensia...Hadn't she seen a place like this countless times before? This room was the personal sanctuary of the lady of the house - The woman she'd been hoping to<em>replace</em>.<br/><br/>But while innocuous, there was an ominous air to this place...Enough to make her shiver. She could almost *feel* the eyes on her skin...And they were<em>not</em>friendly. Whatever had happened to the manor had been affected *here*, too - Not that she was surprised, given the story she'd heard from the incubus!<br/><br/>Arisa's eyes, however, were drawn to the wooden frame...Her gaze tracing lightly across the surface. Something<em>important</em>had clearly rested here...But what? If she undressed, and donned her maid's costume, she'd know...But not yet. Not when there were rooms left to explore.<br/><br/>Moving swiftly, but without haste, she'd cross over to the door in the northern wall...Easing it open, s-l-o-w-l-y. It was a paradox...She was tempted by the manor in its better days - But she knew she'd be unarmed once she made the transition, and that even more dangerous things lurked in the light than in the dark!