Chapter 2 The Dark knight

THE BARVOTÉ MANOR...

"Welcome your grace, "Pablo said with a shaky voice. Pablo was but merely sixteen years of age he was blonde with many freckles on his body and had green eyes and pale skin, his mother passed away when he was still very young and his father had been holding a large sum of debts to a strip house and sold Pablo to work there as a waiter. But luckily for Pablo, he was saved and had all his debts paid by none other than the Duke of darkness.

Elijah had many businesses he sold wine and as funny as it may sound, Elijah was into farming, he had a large farm and produced many crops and sold them to the merchants. On the day when he met Pablo, he was meeting a client, although Elijah had gone to the strip house on rare occasions.

Elijah noticed him because he was too out of place and was too clumsy and poured a drink on him. When Elijah got back from cleaning himself, he saw Pablo getting harassed by some elderly men in the strip house. He was disgusted beyond words, he hated sexual harassers. So he quickly freed Pablo and paid his debts.

Pablo was about 14 years of age then and as at that time. Elijah knew that he would have had nowhere to go and Elijah had no attendant and no willing human to be the attendant of the dark lord so why not try this boy and so that was the story of Pablo and the Duke of darkness.

"stop stuttering boy ". Elijah said, he was displeased by Pablo's stuttering.

"Sorry, my Grace ".

It was a rainy night when the duke decided to come back to the manor he had a cloak on and was dripping wet.

"I hope my chambers are arranged and ready". Elijah said walking upstairs, it seemed that the day wasn't too good for him.

"Yes my Grace" Pablo said assuring him as he followed him up the stairs.

"Good," He said still walking at a fast pace.

"My Grace ".

"Speak boy ". He said sounding with anger in his voice.

"The viscountess dowager of souveth has invited you to the coronation ball of her son".

Elijah growled at the sound of that.

"tell them that I will be present ".

The Garheé manor...

"Oh my, my lady this dress suits you very well ".

"Come on Anna you have said that for the fifth time now".

"I'm sorry my lady but you just look so spectacular in everything that you wear".

"Please do make your choice".

"Yes my lady".

" Get her all the dresses if they all seem to fit".

The baroness of the Garheé mansion, Madame Natalia said.

And the room suddenly became quiet.

"We would want her to look the best on the ball wouldn't we? ".

"Yes my lady ".

"Morning mother ".

"Morning dear, your sister has already selected her dress, and I know that this ball is going to be a ball you can never forget ".

"Well, I do hope it is, in a good way though". Emily said smiling awkwardly at Natalia.

"Of course, my daughter, now if you excuse me". The madam excused herself.

"Wow, I never knew that I could get chills like that ". Anna said, and they both laughed. Anna was the daughter of Emily's seamstress she was the closest thing Emily had to a friend.

In Natasha's bed-chamber...

"I don't like this dress ".

"My lady it is the 10th one now ". Natasha's seamstress said.

"What is it? " Madame Natalia asked.

"I don't like any of the dresses ".

"Is that so, then go with the green one, it suits you very well ".

"You really think so mother? ".

"Yes... Natasha would take the green one, now begone". After reassuring Natasha she spoke to the seamstress so coldly, like she were some sort of animal.

"Yes madam".

The seamstress quickly packed up and left, she was exhausted.

"You know what you must do," Natalia said as she leaned in and whispered to Natasha looking at her through the mirror and smiling.

"Yes, I must grab the dog by the chain".

"Good, good". Natalia said as she laughed suspiciously.

Two days later...

"My lady please do make haste".

"Yes, Madam Lucinda". Emily said as she tried to keep up with madam Lucinda but she was finding that quite difficult but Madame Lucinda was an elderly woman in her middle 60s she was a distant cousin of her father but with her agility Emily found herself questioning her age.

On a few occasions Emily would follow madam Lucinda out to places for errands she did this about twice a year but since she was to wed very soon Madame Lucinda had thought that it was for the best for them to go out more so that she could be more familiar with the land and know her way around since she would soon be a head lady

So Emily Would dress as a commoner and go along with madam Lucinda.

"Please wait here, I'll have to go to the neighboring shop, and seeing as you are tired it's best to wait here".

"Okay, I shall not argue with your resolve, but please be in haste".

"Yes Dear," she said as she parted ways.

It was taking a while for madam Lucinda to arrive Madam Lucinda left Emily in a busy environment, she had left her in a small local tea shop, to lounge while she was away.

"Watch it, kid!" One of the passersby said while pushing a young boy towards where Emily was seated.

Emily saw it and quickly went to lend a helping hand to the boy who was now on the floor, holding something that seemed to be a packaged file.

"Are you alright?" Emily said as she picked up his things while he got up by himself.

"Yes thank you very much miss," he said as he bowed to greet her.

"It's not a problem I hope that you are not injured, some people can be really rude sometimes," she said as she ushered him to come and join her to sit at the local tea shop. They both went there to sit.

"It's alright miss"

"Were you running some errands?, Or did you come with your parents".

"No, I came here with my master".

"Really? you work at such a young age, it's admirable". She said giving him a bright smile.

"I know that I'm young but my master decided to overlook it".

"What work do you do?"

"I'm an attendant, but I'm not really good at my work but my master tries not to mind that fact".

"He must be a very kind man then".

"Indeed, my master is very kind".

"My lady!!". Madam Lucinda called out to her as she walked toward Emily.

"Who is this young man?" She said looking at the boy.

"My name is..."

"Pablo!" A deep rigid voice interrupted the conversation.

Emily had been looking at Pablo and madam Lucinda and didn't see the person calling him immediately, but his voice sent chills down her spine.

Madame Lucinda's face was filled with fear. This boy was no mere child, he had a connection to the duke of darkness.

Emily turned back to look at him and for a split second, their eyes locked. Emily quickly bowed to greet him. While Pablo ran towards his master.

"Golden eyes", Elijah whispered to himself, that had seemed to be the only thing that he noticed.

"Let us go, and do not get lost again".

"Yes your grace" Pablo followed Elijah at the back of him, then turned back to greet the ladies who had helped him.

"Thank you miss, thank you, madam," he said then catching up to the duke.

Both the women were dumbfounded, but for entirely different reasons.

For madam Lucinda, she had just seen the infamous lord of darkness, duke Elijah.

While on the other hand, lady Emily had been thinking of how handsome and gentle a man he looked, he had light grey eyes like foggy weather with shiny black hair, all swept back with a few escaping it, his face was smooth but you could see the shaved hair growing back, he had thick brows, to her his face could make any lady gasp for air, at least that is what she thought.

All these were just thoughts going through her head she hadn't even taken time to look at how terrified madam Lucinda looked, it was later after a series of questionable thoughts that she noticed.

"Madam Lucinda, why do you look so scared".

"My child that was the duke of darkness". She said shaking.

"So he was a noble". She said excitingly.

"Yes one that you shouldn't look at, talk to or let alone mess with".

"What are you saying?, Look you are shaking". She said as she held madam Lucinda.

" You are to never have anything to do with him... please". Madam Lucinda said with pleading eyes.

" I am to wed soon, I couldn't possibly".