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"How far did the fire stretch?"
"About three metres past the estate's border, my lady."
Sabe thought about it a moment, flicking a loose strand of hair out of her face.
Since arriving at the Archmage's castle, Sabe had not seen any more of the lord since their first meeting. Although she had pledged her loyalty, there was only so much sitting around that she could take. Besides, she herself had important work to do that did not concern the Archmage.
Taking refuge in the Archmage's garden, she and Leena were starting to make plans about the rebuilding of the Stoneheart Estate. Or rather, Sabe dictated while Leena wrote down the plans and described how the documents appeared for the sake of her blind mistress.
"Well that doesn't seem too far, if I remember correctly that used to be unowned land so noone should be too concerned about our rebuilding on it."
"Unfortunately I discovered that a man called Lord Arkys bought up the land a few years back, as well as purchasing a few achres of your land and never building on it, my lady."
"Hmm," Sabe trailed an elegant fingernail down her cheek as she considered the issue. "When we begin building work I'll set up a meeting with this lord, see if we can come to some sort of arrangement. So mark down a new estate border at the point where the fire stopped."
"Yes my lady."
While listening to the scratching on Leena's pen, she took a moment to take in the scents of the garden.
Things had been dull here. Not only had she not seen the Archmage but she had not been given any orders or tasks to do since she pledged her loyalty. And Sabe believed that if she was not needed, there was nothing to keep her here. Better to be help elsewhere than a hinderance here. And anyway, it wasn't like she didn't have things to do. So if she had not recieved any word from the lord by nightfall, Sabe intended to leave the castle at first light.
Her glass eyes stared blindly around the scene, her sharp ears patiently picking out the sounds she heard, listening for approaching footsteps.