The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress

Chapter 10: Peacock killer!

The horse carriages pulled into the wide arched entrance of Thorin manor, the homestead of the Thorin family in the capital city.

Sigrid eyes were captivated by the sheer large size of her family home. The manor was built like a mid sized castle, smaller than that of the royal family but nevertheless, just as impressive and very secure.

Two guard towers stood tall on opposite sides of the wall, armed knights and guards that were employed as watchmen were on duty.

The grand stone manor stood tall with wide arched buildings and purple and pink ivy creepers on the walls which drew her eyes, their beauty under the afternoon sun was marvelous and worth a thousand pictures.

"I have always wanted to live in a house like this." she whispered.

It looked like one of those beautiful bed and breakfasts that you found in a nice quiet countryside.

"You will not be living here much longer." Cosmos reminded her.

She ignored the pessimistic guard and stepped out of the carriage, aided by Lanai that took one of her hands, holding it as if Sigrid was so precious.

When her feet touched the cobblestone ground, another maid appeared by her side, standing to her left while Lanai stayed to the right.

The other maid was called Lama and she took Sigrid's left hand, holding it as carefully as Lanai was holding the left one.

Sigrid turned her head from left to right, for a moment she felt lost, puzzled as to why her hands needed to be held while she walked.

"What is this?" she asked them.

Lama let go of the hand and fell to her knees with fright in her skittish eyes.

"I am sorry Lady Sigrid, my hands are a little sticky because I saved a jar of your honey from falling down. Please don't cut my hands off, I promise not to touch you carelessly ever again." she pleaded.

Sigrid's jaw gaped in

How could she

the maid

with so much fright as if

do not intend to cut your hands off Lama." she tipped the woman's chin up

her head and looked at the two other maids and waiting knights, someone among them was a thief. The identity of that

which was held by the queen, Emmah

somewhere down the road but Sigrid wanted to warn the thief anyway in the hopes that they

she said

most of the noble women of this era tended to do

anybody to hold my hands

Sigrid." The maids

and all of

households. The king had put a stop to it

in the houses of the nobles. It also made Emmah the most

understand why nobles here raise

the grounds freely. They were coming around the corner next to the hedges that were being trimmed by

wedding so people

never actually seen a

not part of her education, nothing normal children did

the birds, to her great surprise, they turned and run in the opposite direction, making loud

look and pet them." she asked a little

hungry my lady." Lanai croaked

Behind her, the servants were quaking or wiping away sweat

was asking why the peacocks were running away when she often captured them forcefully if she was in the mood to paint them. If a bird resisted, it was killed