Spear Of Retribution

"What are you going, young miss?" Levine ask when she saw her owner changing her own clothes early in the morning which was supposed to be her job.

"I'm going to go shopping for new clothes," Geraldine smiled and puts her cloak which Levine helps on putting it on her body, "come with me and wear this." She grabbed the dress that was placed neatly on the bed and gives it to Levine.

"Bu - but I can't wear something expensive as this dress." She pushed back the dress to Geraldine who was confused by her actions.

"We are going to the boutique Levine. I don't want you to wear that maid dress outside," She stated and still saw the hesitation on Levine's eyes. She holds both of her shoulder to made her look into her eyes.

"Levine, I know that this actions may be new to you but you are under my care and I specifically ask for you to be my personal servant so take anything that I'm giving you." She patted her shoulder and gives her the dress.

A smile lift on Levine's lips as she bowed down, "Thank you, young miss!"

"You're welcome. Now, go get change as well. We will leave in about 15 minutes." Geraldine winked at her as Levine instantly went outside to change her clothes.

A smile formed on Geraldine's lips as she heard a faint squeal of excitement from Levine. 

"At least I make her happy."

She grabbed her bag and took out the blank cheque's that Jerome gives to her from the Duke, "Ah, I really love the smell," she whispered while smelling the paper and imagined the amount of stuff she can buy with it.

"It's still the best feeling to spend the money of my father than my own," She whispered and remembered the time when she doesn't want to spend money over the budget if it's not needed or she's not into the mood for shopping.

It didn't take long before Levine arrived wearing a purple dress that has cute ribbons at the neck and the ends of the dress. Then she matched it with a black heels and put her hair into a bun.

"Ho - how do I look young miss?" Levine's cheeks formed a pink hue when Geraldine looked at her from top to bottom with a smile.

She didn't answer and went to the drawer and took out something from her jewelry box. Geraldine went in front of Levine and put something on her hair.

"Come here," Geraldine pull her towards the mirror and gasp at what she saw.

"Young miss, this is too much. I can't accept it anymore," Levine said and was about to take it off but Geraldine stopped her.

"Think of it as my welcome gift to you as my personal servant," Geraldine whispered and adjusted the item on Levine's hair.

It was a hair clip in ribbon shape that consist of huge amethyst gemstone in the middle and the rest are small diamonds that glistened under the light.

"Thank you very much, young miss!" Levine couldn't help but shed tears as it's the first time she received something from her owner and also the first time she wears something expensive.

"No, worries. Now, let's go we have a lot of shopping to do," Geraldine giggled and went out of her room and followed by Levine at the back.

Upon arriving outside, Levine step up and informed Geraldine, "I'll go prepare a carriage for us young miss, wait for me," She said and instantly run as soon as Geraldine has given her permission.

"So cute," She couldn't help but giggled at how adorable Levine looks when she's dressed in fancy clothes.

Base on the information that Jerome gives to her, Levine is a daughter of a poor farmer from the far side town of the North. When her father got sick and unable to walk, her mother steps in to continue their farm but the management failed that caused them to lose money and lands.

That is why Levine applied to become a maid at the Gauthier's residence when they started hiring a few years ago. She was only nine years old at that time and the oldest among the three siblings. 

Geraldine sits at the stairs of her house while waiting for Levine to come back and her eyes drifted towards the open land before her where the grass is still dead and there's no single flower blooming from the dying plants.

"They really left this place to rot," She muttered and went to the dying single flower . She touched it with her hands, "Bubuka ang bulaklak papasok ang reyna."

After she said the enchantment, the dead flower slowly revived it's life and bloomed to it's full color. The color of yellow shines among the rest of the plants around it and Geraldine couldn't help but smile.

"Young miss, our ride is ready?" Levine called out while waving at Geraldine.

"Okay," She answered and left the flower. She approached Levine and both of them went to the gate where the carriage is waiting.

The other servants and knights who are walking by gasp when they saw Levine wearing an expensive attire and seemed happy at Geraldine's side.

They were all afraid to be Geraldine's personal servant because they doesn't want to taste her wrath and also because of her status in the household. Servants gets attracted to nobles with superiority with the thinking that they might get protection , bonuses or high salary. Meanwhile, Geraldine has the lowest status among the nobles of the Gauthier's household and with the addition of her attitude, she doesn't have a personal servant all her life.

As soon as the guards saw them, they instantly opened the doors and let them outside. Geraldine make sure to walk slower and looked at their faces to see the one who yell at her when she arrived at the mansion but she saw different faces instead.

"Let's go, young miss." Levine stands beside the carriage as the coachman opened the door and both of them entered.

Levine looked around and notice that they are alone so he builds up courage to ask his owner, "Umm, young miss. Don't we have a knight to accompany us today?"

Geraldine chuckled at Levine as she could see how terrified she is knowing that they are alone.

"The knights belong to the Duke and my two brother's. They don't serve me so don't be surprise about it. It's the same that no servants wants to work under my wing." She smiled at Levine who's panicking and doesn't know what to say, "It's okay Levine. You don't have to explain, I know it all."

Geraldine can actually request a knight to accompany her even if they don't like to serve her as she's still a noble lady of the Gauthier's but she choose to travel alone because she doesn't want someone to eye everything she's doing and she can save herself and Levine if something happened to them.

Upon arriving to their destination, they parked the carriage and she gave the coachman some money to entertain himself while they were gone. She pulled Levine with her to the first store she sees and what welcomes her are colorful dresses from the manikins.

The sales lady welcomes them but as soon as she saw what Geraldine wears, she got ignored and went to Levine's side. 

"Play along," Geraldine whispered to her as she stepped on the side.

Levine wasn't able to reply when the sales lady wearing a fitted red dress approach her and smile, "Young miss, what are we looking for today?"

"Umm," Levine gulp as she doesn't know hoe to answer and peek at Geraldien as saw she's pointing over the dresses, "I - I want some dresses."

"Oh, sure. Come with me and I'll get some of our beautiful dresses that is suitable for a pretty lady like you." The sales lady smiled and gives a cup of tea to Levine and went to get dresses from the back.

"Young miss.." She whispered as Geraldine approached her.

"Buy five dresses for yourself, you'll need it if you're gonna stick with me." Geraldine whispered and leave Levine as she continued choosing her own dress as well.

Levine almost had a heart attack when the sales lady brought out a couple of racks full of expensive clothes while Geraldine is standing at the side while enjoying the suffering of Levine.

At her peripheral vision, something moved and that caught her attention. She thought it was just one of the customers and continue picking out the clothes she liked when a shadow pass by her.

Turning around, she could see no one but felt a certain energy around her and felt her skin tingling as if someone is staring at her for a while.

She lowered her hood and grab the dresses that caught her attention while observing her surrounding. After a while, Levine appeared before her with the sale's girl behind her.

"Are you done picking your clothes, Levine?"