"Hope, can you go with Sadie to the carriage?" Kurt asked softly. "I have a few things I need to discuss with my friends before we head back. I'll be there in five minutes, and then we're going home."
"Ok!" Hope nodded, her small face was still blotchy from tears but her expression much brighter.
She took Sadie's hand, trusting the boisterous maid instinctively. As they walked away, Kurt caught the tail end of their conversation.
"... Now, listen here, kiddo. Since you're coming to the mansion to be a little maid, you've gotta learn the rules. You can't just call him 'Kurt' anymore. You have to call him Master Rossana or be like me and call him Bossman."
"... Bossman? Hehehe, that sounds funny."
Sadie's laugh was cut off as they rounded the corner of a stack of crates, leaving Kurt alone with Dominik and Emelie.
