Old-timey mansion w/ a bunch of aristocrats doing stuff [Closed] [Stalkers Welcome]

Lucy looked at her again, seeing more red rise to Bianca's face. "Are you sure?" She asked, a bit skeptical about her well-being.

(Good morning)

"Thank you." Lucy said to the maid as she walked into the dining room and took her seat. People were lightly chatting and starting to get ready to eat. "Pardon me for being late." She said as she took the last seat that was open.

"You are fine, we were only just starting to eat," Cordelia whispered to the girl who had taken a seat next to her in the only open spot, and smiled at her.

Lucy gave a warming smile back while placing her piece of cloth on her lap. "I'm guessing Lady Giovanchi gave everyone the same interview, right?" She asked Lady Cordelia, trying to spark some conversation.

"I definitely did but, I can't speak for everyone. I imagine we all did though. The basic who are you, what do you know, how well do you know your people, etcetera, etcetera." Cordelia took a small sip of her water. "I'm Cordelia, by the way," she said, smiling.

"Lucy. And yes, that is what she asked me, so I'll assume she asked most people the same." Lucy watched as the servants began serving food and took a bite out of hers. "So, where do you come from?"

"I'm from Oriel. We're very small, you may not have heard of us," she replied, thanking a servant who served her food.

"I cannot say I have but tell me more about it." She inquired, before taking a sip from her wine.

"Well, we were recently involved in a war with a neighboring kingdom over trade disagreements, silly things. It devastated our civilian and knight populations alike. That was fifty years ago and we have been focusing on a bit more global economy and building up our country from the inside through education and such." Cordelia realized how long she had been talking and shifted a bit in her chair. "Sorry, I'm just proud of how far we've come," she said, smiling. "Where do you come from?"

"No worries, actually, I'm from Edgewater. It's not very large but large enough. The community is very social and we all know one another. We throw large festivals and fairs and we have pretty good alliances. A few centuries ago, the people ruling the city were horrible people and only wanted what was best for them. They thought they were the best and loved declaring wars that they would not do anything about and just keep them there. It was terrible and they falsely took put people in jail and made them pay large taxes." Lucy took a deep breath while noticing that she was rambling.

"Anyways, the next family kept it going until just one century ago, they had to restore and change the whole government around and use more trustworthy and good people. Not every place is perfect, but I too am proud of how we changed from a corrupt government to this. It's most likely the reason why my parents sent me here, so I wouldn't become like them, although I highly doubt it." She finished eating the remaining food on her plate before continuing. "What do you like the most about your town?"

"Well if you mean the town in which I grew up, I love the parks and the libraries there. Neither of them are very good, but I'm pushing to change that," she said taking a bite of her food. "As far as countries go, it sounds like ours are in similar situations."

Lucy nodded in agreement while placing his knife and fork on the plate to show that she was finished. "What do you plan on doing on your stay here?"

"Learning as much as I can under Giovanna," she said. "I really believe she will be a valuable resource in learning how to connect more with my people and learning how to . . . rule." She took another bite of her food. "What do you plan on doing?" she asked.

"About the same as you are. The connecting with my people is already covered but I would like to learn more about choosing the right choice, whether it is to benefit my people or the country as a whole."

"Yes, I really do think that part will be challenging," Cordelia said, setting her fork down. She had finished her food, as had Lucy, and as she looked around she noticed most everyone else had too.

"Do you have any hobbies, other than strict business." Lucy asked after wiping her mouth with her napkin.

"Well I know it's mostly not technically allowed but baking is just so fun. Oh! And I love dancing. I do hope we have dances or balls during our stay here," Cordelia answered smiling. "Do you have any hobbies?" she asked Lucy, turning her head to look at her.

"Well, I have a few but they've stopped letting me do it when I was a teen. I used to love playing sports in our backyard. They said it was unladylike by the time I hit 13 and that I needed to start being proper." Lucy replied before continuing. "I do love dances too and hope the same thing as you do. It's one of the only other fun things that I can do at my age."

"What kind of sports did you play, if you don't mind me asking," Cordelia said.

"Baseball actually. I was great at it, I would wake up early in the morning just to play it everyday. I played it with my twin sister too. She uhh… she died when she was 15 from a freak accident, but it was fun times." Lucy stopped to take a breath before she got to emotional. "Sorry, I didn't mean to get like this." She said while wiping her eyes to make sure no tears had came out.

“Hey,” Cordelia said in a soft voice, placing her hand on Lucy’s arm. “It’s alright. Would you like to talk about it perhaps another time?” she asked, not looking at the rest of the dining room.

"Yea," Lucy put her thumb under her chin and her hand over her mouth while she cleared her throat. "That would be nice. I never really got the time to talk about it when it happened and most people moved on except for my immediate family."

"Yes." Cordelia looked down at the table. "Families like ours are often like that." She turned and smiled at Lucy. "But that's why we have friends. I'm sure we'll have time to talk and such after dinner."

Lucy took another sip of her wine before looking back at Cordelia. "Where should we go to talk. I'm comfortable speaking anywhere, even if it was the bathroom."

Cordelia smiled. "I'm not sure if that will be necessary, but if the situation presents itself, a bathroom would do. However, we could go to my room. It may be a bit more comfortable than a bathroom, but then again I've never spoken of my feelings in a bathroom, so I don't know for sure," she said, a slight, almost unnoticeable twinkle in her eye.

Lucy laughed a bit, not wanting to draw attention to their side of the table. "I was kidding with the bathroom thing. A room sounds more lovely than there and more private I guess."