章 65: The House of Black

Obsi took Zell to her old home, she remembered exactly where it was even though she had not laid her eyes upon it in hundreds of years. It sat on the edge of the isle atop a tall cliff that overlooked the ocean. She expected to find the home in disrepair, but it was clean and pristine. The landscaping was even maintained.

"Surely not after all this time." Obsi said aloud. "She couldn't still be here."

"Who?" Zell asked out of curiosity.

"Our maid." Obsi explained. "She served my father and my family for eons, I thought when I didn't come home, she would have found something else to do."

"Why would she?" Zell asked. "With a house this massive all to herself with no masters to serve or to order her around. Why would anyone move out?"

"I concede your point human." Obsi agreed. Obsi took a deep breath and shouted. "Lucille, are you in there?!"