It had been two days since I left my town. Two days of journey towards academy's ground.
I still remembered mother being emotional during our final lunch together. Tears threatening to spill with every bite she took. Every glance she gave me.
While it was harder to see the reactions of the maids... I mean, aunt and grandma.
All three of them had been treated exactly as they should be.
Father had taken the role of driver and general servant. Hauling luggage. Cleaning carriages. Running errands like the worthless dog he was.
Aunt was the household maid plus laundry worker. Her daily duty? Cleaning my dirty underwear every single day. And not just mine. Everyone's. The head maid's. The other servants'. Every piece of soiled fabric in that manor passed through her hands.
