-57- The Lost Servant(1/2)
Charlotte didn't expect that when she came to the outer city to choose a new servant on a whim, she would meet her old friend.
The middle-aged couple were very excited after seeing the girl. Under their almost incoherent narration, Charlotte gradually figured out their identities.
In general, the men and women of this employment agency were all extraordinary beings loyal to the Castel family!
Old Frank used to be a First-Class Battle Mage of the Stars who served in the Boulder Mage Order, and was even given the title of Baron by Charlotte's father.
And his wife, Mrs. Mina, was given the seed of power and promoted to the battle maid of the Starry Knight.
At the same time, Mrs. Mina was also the head maid of Castel Manor ten years ago and has been loyal to the Castel family for generations.
She is also Charlotte's mother's personal maid, and is also the etiquette teacher who teaches Charlotte's mother the etiquette of the Crescent Kingdom.
That's right, Charlotte's mother is not from the Crescent Kingdom.
Her mother is from Falling Star Kingdom, and she seems to have a good background.
It's just that the Star-Moon War, which originated from the Crescent Kingdom's War of Throne Succession, lasted on and off for nearly eighty years, causing Crescent Moon and Luo Xing, two countries facing each other across the sea, to become almost mortal enemies, so this secret was kept secret.
Buried.
Few people know it, and few people mention it.
Even the maid Mrs. Mina only knew that her master had a high background in Falling Star Kingdom.
Charlotte did know that her mother came from Fallen Star Kingdom.
Of course, I don’t know what’s more specific.
But this also coincides with Mrs. Mina’s identity!
Even few people in the Castel family know this secret, which shows that the other party was really a maid of the Castel family!
As the two men spoke excitedly, some vague information from a long time ago slowly emerged in Charlotte's inherited memories, as if they were being reawakened.
When the girl was very young, there seemed to be a head maid named Mina.
Not only that, at that time Castel Manor was also the temporary headquarters of the Boulder Mage Corps.
In Charlotte's resurrected memory, it seemed that she often saw wizards in robes coming and going in the manor. Many wizards who were born as civilians would choose to marry the maids of the Castel family.
However, after the Balrog disaster ten years ago, Charlotte's parents died in the battle with the Balrog, and Bold's mage group was also disbanded.
Many faces have not been seen since then.
"Uncle Frank, Aunt Mina."
"I heard Quasimodo say that after the Fire Demon Disaster, many extraordinary beings loyal to the family were sent back to the family territory. Why are you here? And...you have also lost your power?"
Charlotte considered her words and asked doubtfully.
Looking at the girl's big, pure eyes, Frank and Mina looked at each other, looking a little lonely.
"Because... we are sinners of the Castel family and unclean people. Losing power is our punishment..."
Old Frank sighed and said.
"sinner?"
Charlotte was slightly startled.
"Yes... During the disaster of the Balrog, we failed to fulfill our obligation to protect our master, and we were even more polluted by the power of the Balrog..."
"In order to purify the pollution from our bodies, we lost our power. Because of poor protection, we were kicked out of the family by the angry old lady."
As if remembering the sad past, Mrs. Mina sighed sadly.
Was it the old witch who drove them out of the family?
Charlotte was slightly startled.
Then, I felt slightly angry.
Excuse!
These are all the old witch’s excuses!
What is the lack of protection?
She has already asked Quasimodo and Ness. The fire demon Valaroca who was summoned ten years ago is a legend!
How can you protect a ghost with that kind of power! It would be great if you can survive! Many people died!
Not to mention, in the memory Charlotte inherited, it was not a lack of protection at all, but her parents taking the initiative to fight the Balrog!
Charlotte's parents are both Blazing Sun level three, how could they need the protection of Fanxing level one?
It is obvious that the crazy old witch is taking the opportunity to eliminate dissidents and clean out all the servants who are truly loyal to the Castel family!
Ten years later, the Franks are still so loyal, which is proof!
No wonder...
No wonder there is almost no loyal servant left in the Castel family, only the marginalized Quasimodo is left.
Charlotte has always wondered that even if the old countess sends all the extraordinary people in the family back to the territory, there should be some loyal people who insist on staying.
After all, the Countess of Castel is not from the Castel family, she just changed her husband's surname. There will always be loyal subjects who are worried about the young Charlotte.
It turns out that this is the reason...
Those die-hard loyalists of the Castel family either died in the Fire Demon Calamity, or lost their strength and were driven out of the family by the old witch!
Taking a deep breath, Charlotte sighed:
"No, you are not wrong."
"You have never forgotten your original intention. It is the Castel family that is sorry for you."
"Lord Charlotte..."
After hearing what the girl said, both of their eyes turned red.
At this moment, Charlotte discovered that her proficiency in the majestic technique she continued to release had faintly increased!
The girl was slightly moved by the loyalty and obsession towards the Castel family that Frank and his wife showed.
Because if they didn't have a strong obsession, they wouldn't have aroused the reaction of the majestic technique just because of their light words.
In other words, Charlotte's sorry words just now directly and completely inspired the loyalty buried deep in the hearts of the couple!
They are loyal servants!
The lost loyal servant of the Castel family!
Charlotte had the answer in her mind.
"Uncle Frank, Aunt Mina, how many people in the outer city are there who were forced to leave the family just like you?"
After pondering for a moment, she asked softly.
Old Frank sighed:
"There are many..."
As he said that, he looked at Sebas gratefully:
"I would also like to thank Mr. Sebas. We lost our strength and our bodies were almost disabled. It was Mr. Sebas who took us in."
"Now, under the protection of the Rose Society, we have all found jobs in the outer city and can barely survive..."
Sebas?
Charlotte subconsciously looked back at the prospective housekeeper standing behind her.
Sebastian coughed dryly and quickly explained:
"It just happens. Master, you know that people like Mr. Frank and Ms. Mina, even if they lose their power, their experience and knowledge are still very valuable."
"Gold will shine wherever it is. For the Rose Society, they are all precious talents."
Charlotte looked deeply at Sebastian, noncommittal.
Then, she looked at the old faces of the couple, the two beautiful little girls hiding behind the stairs peeking at her, and the expressionless beautiful girl standing behind the couple...
After thinking for a while, Charlotte said:
"Uncle Frank, Aunt Mina, have you ever thought about... returning to the family?"
"Grandma has already fallen. She even wanted to kill me. Her expulsion of you was originally illegal."
"If you are willing, the door of Castel Manor is open for you at any time."
After hearing what the girl said, Old Frank was stunned for a moment, and then he became excited almost instantly:
"We would like to...well..."
Before he finished speaking, he was stopped by Mrs. Mina.
The former head maid was silent for a few seconds, then forced out an apologetic smile:
"I'm sorry...Ms. Charlotte."
"Although we really want to return to the family, we are also very satisfied with our current life."
To be continued...