Bab 108: Silver-greyed

Oletha adjusted herself whilst she afforded Elizabeth her listening ear.

Opening her mouth to speak again, Lizzie began to say to her companion;

"Oletha… After what you mentioned to me last night, I became very eager to see the kind Lady Sigrid today. Only if that would be possible… " 

Oletha stayed silent and simply listened as Elizabeth continued.

"After you and the others excused yourselves from grooming me up this morning, I decided to walk outside of my bedroom to scan the premises of the Castle. Even though I had done this whilst remaining indoors, and even though I did so three separate times, there was not a single time in which I caught a glimpse of the Court lady."

"Not even by accident did that opportunity present itself," she added. 

Oletha took it as her cue to speak up her response.

She opened her mouth and began to say to her Lady;