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    "Are you done yet, Mistress?" Creak. Creak. Creak. Creak. I heard Celeste calling for me as she came up the stairs, and realized I had been spacing out for… who knows how long. "Ah… I was just… a little distracted." "Is everything alright?" Her eyes narrowed a little, and I was reminded of what Sis always told me - that us kitsune were particularly good at detecting emotions and feelings in others, even if hidden. (I didn't know if I possessed such a skill myself, but… maybe I was too thick-headed to figure them out or something) "Was it something that Mistress Dahlia said? I may just be a maid, but I could perhaps offer some of my advice…" "H-hey!!" I frantically stopped Celeste as I saw a scary expression on her face, and she blinked at me twice as if forgetting what she had been doing. "Our talk just got me to thinking about… stuff…"

    "Hah…" Celeste sighed, and looked around at the second floor, which most certainly had not been cleaned yet. "If you would like to wait downstairs, Mistress? I will finish up with the cleaning here." "You're a lifesaver, Celeste…" I stared after her as she took her mop and began cleaning the floor vigorously, the sketch of Celeste that had been in Mother's book flashing through my mind for a long moment. Was I massively overthinking everything, that Celeste was just a normal maid, that Mother just so happened to have an interest in sketching, and I just didn't know? Or was this another one of Mother's elaborate puzzles for me, Celeste a whole enigma for me to unravel in service of some unknown, mysterious purposes? Or was this… something else entirely?

    Our cleaning done, Celeste and I headed back towards the main house, my stomach already grumbling in anticipation of lunch. "How was it!?!?" Pri ran out to greet us as we approached, Sis nowhere to be seen. "I wanted to come help you guys, but mother wouldn't let meeee…." I tussled Pri's hair as I saw the cute pout on her face, hearing Celeste take in a sudden breath. "Does someone else want their head patted~?" "I-I would never dare to impose any wants on the ones I serve, Mistress…" Celeste deliberately turned away, but I could see that she was blushing a little.

    "Ah.. ahh…." Celeste closed her eyes involuntarily and I felt her relax as I used a hand to gently scratch the base of her ears. I felt a warm smile rise irresistibly to my face. Enigma or not, puzzle or not… I hadn't even known her for two days and had already gotten attached. I would be lying if I said a part of me wasn't burning with curiosity about Celeste and wanted to figure out… but above all, I found myself just - wishing for her happiness and comfort. Maybe I was just too soft…

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    "Are you done yet, Mistress?" Creak. Creak. Creak. Creak. I heard Celeste calling for me as she came up the stairs, and realized I had been spacing out for… who knows how long. "Ah… I was just… a little distracted." "Is everything alright?" Her eyes narrowed a little, and I was reminded of what Sis always told me - that us kitsune were particularly good at detecting emotions and feelings in others, even if hidden. (I didn't know if I possessed such a skill myself, but… maybe I was too thick-headed to figure them out or something) "Was it something that Mistress Dahlia said? I may just be a maid, but I could perhaps offer some of my advice…" "H-hey!!" I frantically stopped Celeste as I saw a scary expression on her face, and she blinked at me twice as if forgetting what she had been doing. "Our talk just got me to thinking about… stuff…"

    "Hah…" Celeste sighed, and looked around at the second floor, which most certainly had not been cleaned yet. "If you would like to wait downstairs, Mistress? I will finish up with the cleaning here." "You're a lifesaver, Celeste…" I stared after her as she took her mop and began cleaning the floor vigorously, the sketch of Celeste that had been in Mother's book flashing through my mind for a long moment. Was I massively overthinking everything, that Celeste was just a normal maid, that Mother just so happened to have an interest in sketching, and I just didn't know? Or was this another one of Mother's elaborate puzzles for me, Celeste a whole enigma for me to unravel in service of some unknown, mysterious purposes? Or was this… something else entirely?

    Our cleaning done, Celeste and I headed back towards the main house, my stomach already grumbling in anticipation of lunch. "How was it!?!?" Pri ran out to greet us as we approached, Sis nowhere to be seen. "I wanted to come help you guys, but mother wouldn't let meeee…." I tussled Pri's hair as I saw the cute pout on her face, hearing Celeste take in a sudden breath. "Does someone else want their head patted~?" "I-I would never dare to impose any wants on the ones I serve, Mistress…" Celeste deliberately turned away, but I could see that she was blushing a little.

    "Ah.. ahh…." Celeste closed her eyes involuntarily and I felt her relax as I used a hand to gently scratch the base of her ears. I felt a warm smile rise irresistibly to my face. Enigma or not, puzzle or not… I hadn't even known her for two days and had already gotten attached. I would be lying if I said a part of me wasn't burning with curiosity about Celeste and wanted to figure out… but above all, I found myself just - wishing for her happiness and comfort. Maybe I was just too soft…