After eating her dinner in silence with the others, Agnes returned to her room, changed into her nightgown, and then slipped into bed.
Just when she was preparing to sleep, she heard a knock on the door.
"Lady Inez?" just as she was thinking, a familiar childish voice called out to her from the outside.
"Come in." Agnes sighed in relief and straightened up. The room was already dark with only moonlight spilling in from outside.
The door creaked open slowly before Tessa stepped in with a hesitant look on her face.
"What is it, Tessa?" the older lady asked.
The little girl shyly twirled and asked, "Can I sleep with you lady Inez?"
Hearing her request, Agnes's expression softened ever so slightly. "Come here, and I think I told you to just call me Inez or… sister Inez."
"Kay!" The little girl jumped into the bed excitedly and shifted under the sheets.
