As she dunked them into the sink and proceeded to wash them and dry them, Kotone began to sing a Japanese folk song. At first it was started off as a hum but the young woman gradually added in lyrics until Kotone was singing the whole song. Her body began to sway with the sound of her voice in a steady rhythm, even the dishes clinking together added to the music. After a while one of the older servants in charge of cleaning dishes shooed Kotone away from the sink although she simply moved over to one of the tables to help make bread. She wasn’t the greatest chef, but she definitely knew her way around the kitchen. She rolled up the sleeves of her dress to knead the dough that would later be baked for breakfast rolls.
It was here that one of the other servants approached Kotone. “Lady Sechs?” Kotone was elbow deep in dough but didn’t stop kneading it. “Lady Sechs?” the servant called out a little louder. “Oh! I’m sorry. What do you need hmm?” she chirped, closing her eyes and smiling at the male servant. He returned the smile, “No need to apologize Lady Sechs. The Queen wishes for all the Divos and Divas to gather for a meeting.” Kotone huffed a bit but she knew the drill. There was a sparkle in her eyes upon remembering the ball that was held in honor of a victory. That’s what she assumed any way. She had never attended anything of that sort before regardless, she did her best to enjoy it.
“Lady Sechs?” his voice was laced with some concern which snapped her out of her reverie. “Oh my I did it again. Ah yes thank you very much! I will head out in just a moment. Just gotta clean myself up a bit. Make myself a bit more presentable” she said with a soft smile. As she rolled down her sleeves Kotone hurriedly wiped her hands and patted her clothes to remove some of the flour. “Alright there we go.” Kotone walked out the door and apparently took the wrong turn by his words. “Ah Lady Sechs the Queen's study is this way. Would you like for me to lead you there?” He spoke in an amiable tone. Realizing her mistake, a light blush rose to her cheeks and Kotone giggled. “That would be absolutely wonderful! Lead the way!”
The short trek from the kitchen to the Queen's study was quite lovely. Kotone learned quite a bit about the servant who was kind enough to lead her to where she needed to go. The young woman learned that his name was Dorian Enoch who was the father of two children. Sabel and Leonard who were still fairly young. He had been working under the Queen for since he was a child, and his wife had passed away five years ago. Dorian even showed the Diva a picture of the whole family which made Kotone gasp in awe. “Wow. She was such a beautiful woman, and it looks like her looks carried over to your children. You have a very nice family Enoch-san.” Kotone patted his arm to show her condolences although he seemed confused by the honorific she added to his name.
“What is this san that you added to my name?” Kotone tilted her head confused herself before realizing what it was he was asking. She sometimes forgot that japanese customs and the like where not the same here in Rapsodia. “Hm well it is a honorific used where I am from. It is a sign of respect among equals. Oh it looks like we’ve arrived! Thank you for taking me here Enoch-san” her voice was bubbly. Kotone bowed quickly and walked over to the present Divos and Divas that she could see.
‘Good morning everyone. I hope all has been going well so far on this beautiful day?” The young Diva grinned at her companions. She smoothed out the wrinkles in her clothing and tucked a strand of hair behind her, seemingly unaware of the streak of flour that was on her cheek. She even had some sprinkled in her hair.