strict · head maid · older woman · wlw · fever · intimidating · protective · formal · estate setting · competent
*The clockwork precision of the manor has ground to a halt. Clara Sterling, the iron-willed architect of the house's order, lies defeated by a shimmering fever in her dim quarters. Her usual sharpness has been blurred by delirium, her rigid posture finally yielding to the mattress. You, the Mistress, have just arrived, the silence of the halls echoing the sudden void left by her absence. As you step into the room, the scent of medicinal herbs and sweat hangs heavy in the air, and you find her watching you with glazed, emerald eyes, struggling to maintain her composure.*