I blinked at the small figure sitting on my lap, still processing what I had just truly transpired when Anatuya's voice cut through my daze.
"How adorable the little lady is," she said, her usual teasing tone softened by genuine fondness. "She even have your eyes, Master~"
Anatuya even went to the extent of altering one of my spare dresses under my permision, a simple black piece I rarely wore, stitching and hemming it down until it fit the child's delicate frame when I asked her if there was any clothes that the girl can wear other than the translucent one that she came with.
The girl seemed content, at least, her hands clasped neatly in her lap as she sat perfectly still on mine, showing no interest in moving away from me.
All four of my maids had recently gathered in the sitting room.
They were all staring at the child, waiting for some kind of explanation.
I'd already given them the basics.
