"Mom!" Clare shouted, and rushed to the tall blonde.
I couldn't help but smile, especially as the woman picked Clare up in her arms.
"Clare, what happened?! Where are all the guards?!" the woman asked with concern in her voice, and looked at the maid.
"Mistress, we were attacked by bandits, all the guards died. This miss saved us." Lene said, pointing at me.
The woman turned her gaze to me and was a little surprised to see two fox ears on my head, squinting a little, she put her daughter down on the ground, and immediately approached me.
"Thank you very much!" she said loudly, to which she immediately bowed.
I noticed how the maids were very surprised by their mistress's actions. Well, it's not hard to understand, since it's not common for nobles to bow their heads, unless it's the king himself. But for me, a girl no one knows, it might cause a great surprise.
But first of all, she thanks me not as a noblewoman, but as a loving mother who is very worried about her only daughter.
"I'm always happy to help such a sweet girl like your daughter. And please raise your head, I have a feeling that your maids want me dead." I said jokingly, to which she straightened up and laughed.
"Anyway, thank you again for saving my daughter from the bandits. You can ask for whatever you want." the woman said.
"It wasn't the bandits." I said, to which she frowned.
"What do you mean?" the woman asked.
"The people who attacked your daughter were too prepared, which is not typical of bandits. They were most likely murderers," I said.
As soon as I said that, she waved her hand and a man appeared next to her, she whispered something into his ear, he simply nodded and disappeared again.
"Thank you for telling me about it… Anyway, you still haven't told me your name." the woman said.
I just smiled awkwardly and decided to answer her.
"Hoshimi Miyabi, but you can call me Miyabi." I said.
"Nice to meet you Miyabi, my name is Melia François, you've already met my daughter, and my husband's name is Dole François, he's a little busy right now, but if you stay for dinner, you can meet him." Melia said.
As soon as she mentioned dinner, I saw Clare's puppy eyes appear, as if asking me to stay.
I could only sigh to myself.
How did this girl get so attached to me so quickly…
"Madame François, I would be happy to stay for dinner." I said.
"Well, that's just wonderful! And just call me Melia, no need for any "madam", not after you saved my daughter." The woman said and smiled.
After which, she told one of the maids to show me to the room where I would be temporarily accommodated.
"This is your room! Dinner is in two hours, someone will come to show you out. Do you have any other questions?" The maid asked.
I looked at her and couldn't help but notice how beautiful she was. She had yellow eyes, which was quite unique, she herself was brown-haired. Her figure was hard to judge, as she was wearing a maid uniform, and unlike any anime where maids had sexy outfits, this one was completely covered and conservative.
"Could you prepare the bath, I want to wash up before dinner." I said, continuing to admire her beauty.
"Of course, miss." She said, entering the room, which had another door that led to a smaller room, which most likely served as a bathroom.
I expected to see a wooden container, the size of a human body, but saw a rather large bathtub, somewhat similar to a jacuzzi, but with no water.
The maid took out a wand, and soon water appeared, which began to fill the entire bathroom.
To be honest, it looked like Harry Potter, with these wands, and now I wondered if I could do magic in this world.
When she finished with the water, she then began to heat it up.
"Here miss, everything is ready. Do you need a change of clothes?" she asked.
I simply shook my head.
"Then, would you like me to help you wash yourself?" she said, to which I blushed.
I had the urge to do so, but I was able to restrain myself and simply shook my head.
The maid nodded and left.
I took off all my clothes, which I folded neatly.
And went inside…
"What bliss…" I said, feeling my whole body relax.
After sitting in the hot water for a while, I began to wash my body and head.
The bath didn't take me long, and after about twenty minutes I dried myself and got dressed.
Honestly, the only downside to fox ears is that they take a long time to dry, unlike hair, so I have to walk around with a towel wrapped around my ears.
Back in the main room, I decided to explore it a bit, although I didn't expect much from a typical medieval room, but this room was quite luxurious, and the bed was like a cloud.
I really wanted to just bury my face in the blanket and sleep, but I restrained myself, since I was supposed to be called for dinner soon.
There was also a chest of drawers in the room, in which…
There was underwear…
Only, unlike the supposed medieval rags, there were modern bras and panties. Do guests in nobles' mansions always get underwear? Or maybe…
She expects me to stay here to live?
But I wonder under what pretext?
In fact, I don't mind, but…
Looking at this underwear, which looks very modern, for the modern world. To be honest, I was always surprised that in anime and novels, about otome games, the worlds are quite modern. It's like an interweaving of different eras.
As I continued to explore the room I would be living in, I heard a knock on the door.
Approaching the door, I opened it and behind it was the same maid who had escorted me to the room.
"Sir and Madam, they are waiting for you for dinner," she said, to which I nodded and followed her.