10 - Tour and Invite

A soft knock on the door startles me as I come out of the ensuite, I punch in the code and open it a crack, peering out to see who it could be. Eve stands there with a wide smile on her face, "Lady Ashley, I'm here to give you a tour and perhaps we could do a bit of shopping in the boutique's on the lower levels."

My eyes go wide, "seriously, you have boutiques inside the castle?" She nods as I held up my finger, singnaling for her to wait a minute. I went to my backpack and remov some of the money I had taken from my father's stash, shove it in my pocket and step out into the hall. The tour of the castle tskes 3 hours and we still haven't gotten to all of it, we head to a boutique and her eyes glaze over.

I was looking at some of the thermal geer for outside use, when she approaches me, "Lady Ashley, I've been informed that we need to purchase a gown for this evening. The look of horror on my face made her giggle, "not to worry, I'll help you get ready." I open my mouth to ask