Ellory shook her head right away. "Don't apologize, brother. I understand it. I really do. I wish you the best of luck. I know you can do it."
Just then, one of the maids approached her gently and said, "Young Miss Ellory, your friends have arrived to visit."
Ellory's face lit up. "Really? They came?"
She turned to Axelius Without a second thought, she jumped a little, wrapped her arms around him and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "Good luck, Brother!"
Axelius blinked, a bit surprised by her sudden move, but his lips curved into a soft smile. "Thank you."
With one last wave, Ellory turned around and walked off with the maid. Her voice echoed faintly down the hall as she talked excitedly about her friends.
Soon after, the butlers and maids who had been helping clean the large library stepped forward, all bowing politely. One of them said, "Young Master Axelius, we've completed the cleaning as you asked."
