[@Wick]

Adelina tensed as she heard that unmistakable voice call out her name. Her fingers tightened on the stick of charcoal until she set it aside for fear of snapping it in half from the force of her ire. It had been a week so she supposed she shouldn't be too surprised Orren was seeking her out. She took a deep breath as his form grew closer and closer. She was going to say hello and then she would retreat to her bedroom where she knew he wouldn't follow. When he stopped before her, she turned and opened her mouth to deliver her curt greeting but he beat her to speaking by getting right to the point. Her mouth slowly closed as he explained he needed her to clean out two guest rooms, her curiosity rising despite herself. But as he continued to speak, his face changed into an expression she recognized quite well. It was the same expression the town's people had given her and Ciel at the time of their mother's passing.

She was already rising before he had even gotten the words out, though when she heard them it sent a pang to her heart and she swayed, having to catch herself on the bench. She turned as pale as the snow that surrounded her, causing her crimson lockes to stand out in stark relief. She began to tremble, breaths rattling her body in gasps as a ringing started up in her ears. She took a few stumbling steps before she broke out into a dash towards the castle. Her ankle screamed in protest but she grit her teeth against the pain and flew up the stairs. There were two guest rooms next to her own and she was a whirl-wind as she cleaned up and set about making it presentable. Her hands didn't stop trembling the entire and she dropped the blankets and sheets a few times but she managed to get everything in order.

Without anything to occupy herself, she paced in tight circles, limping now for over-exerting her ankle. But she just couldn't stop moving. Because she knew if she stopped moving and let her thoughts consume her, she was going to crumple into a pile of tears. And she needed to be strong for when her father and Ciel arrived.