Chapter 105. As You Command

“S-start over?”

“In case we have met before and I have forgotten your names!” she said eagerly, her eyes sparkling. “I want to know everyone here. You’ve all been so nice to me.”

The maids exchanged a flurry of confused looks; none of them dared to speak first.

“Come on,” Aria urged playfully, clasping her hands like a child asking for candy. “I can’t just keep calling you ‘hey, you.’”

Finally, Stacy took a shaky step forward.

“I—I’m Stacy, my lady.”

“Pretty name!” Aria beamed. “And the rest of you?”

The others hesitated, then stammered their names one by one.

“Selena.”

“Hannah.”

“Miren.”

Aria repeated each name softly under her breath, as if trying to memorize them.

“Stacy, Selena, Hannah, and Miren…” She grinned. “Perfect! You’re my first friends here!”

Stacy’s lips parted slightly.

“Friends?”

Aria giggled.

“I know, I know, I’m technically a patient and you’re m