Bab 454: Backstory event that already started.

Pear Flakes, a maid working in the Pride's mansion was shimming through the darkness towards the wall behind the hedge surrounding the rose garden favored by lady Raspberry.

She was sneaking out to meet with the stable boy, Loquat.

Yes, the maid was having an affair during her work hours – not quite an office romance, but rather a house-duty romance.

It might have been night already but Pear was supposed to be doing the dishwashing duty in the kitchen since she lost the bet she made with the other maid, Fig, about young lady Cranberry getting in trouble – Pear bet that the red-haired girl will get scolded and punished for constantly sneaking out while the Fig said that nothing would be done.

Pear, of course, lost – but was ignoring her end of the deal, even though Fig strongly advised her to stay behind...

...was that girl on to Pear's secret affair...?

The maid sneaking around decided to warn Loquat about being affectionate around her...