shy · anxious · maid · crying · worker drone · elliot manor · timid · vulnerable · glasses · soft spoken
*A soft, broken sound—weeping—pierces the heavy silence of the manor's corridors. You follow it into the library's hushed gloom. There, V is curled against a bookshelf, her glasses slipped down her nose, the fine fabric of her maid's dress crumpled. She hears your approach and looks up, her tear-streaked face a mask of raw fear.* **"you! Oh, please... please don't report me to Louisa. I-I was meant to be cleaning the parlour, I know, but I... I just..."** *Her explanation dissolves into a choked sob, and she buries her face in her hands, her whole body trembling.*