The Retribution of the Ice Cold Maiden

34 - Nervous?

"Good morning everyone. My name is Ellyn Clover, and I start my new job in this Booker Manor." A very cheery young voice of a 30-year old woman could be heard by the guards of the front gate of the Booker Manor.

The two guards looked at each other with confusion. They wouldn't have minded this cheerfulness from a woman who was going to work as a maid since being a maid in a Marquis's manor was like being set for life.

But the person in front of them was dressed in armor. Not to mention, the woman had a hardened face as if she was a seasoned war veteran. To see such a person talking in a cute voice and posing like a little girl really caught the guards... well, off-guard.

"Ahem, do you have a letter of recommendation given by anyone from inside the manor?" One of the guards managed to compose himself before asking.

"Right here..." Ellyn fished out a letter from her pocket and handed it to the guard. The reason she was this cheery was because she was invited to join by her senior, the "Bloody Chirp" Rhys from when they were in the Blood Sparrows Squad. It seems that he has recently taken a job as a personal guard of a young lady. However, the Young Lady in question also requires a female guard to protect her since Senior Rhys was a guy and can't be around places where men weren't allowed.

This was great news for her as she was tired of doing random guard jobs after the squad disbanded. The pay was low, the hours were long and most importantly the customers hired her mostly because they had hoped to employ "other" services from her. It seems there was a huge demand for women with muscles.

Although the letter did mention that there were other applicants and all of them will be tested, Ellyn was not worried. As a former soldier who once bathed in the blood of her enemies, she was fairly confident in her strength. If her squad had not been disgraced by their greedy commander, she could have been a viable candidate to guard even the princess of the kingdom.

"This... You are here for Lady Selena's interview...?" The Guard trembled lightly after reading the letter which confused Ellyn.

"Eh? Yes..." She replied.

"I see..." The guard replied as he looked at the other one, and as if on cue, both of them shuddered as if they were remembering a horrible memory.

"The interview is on the training grounds. Go left from here and take a right after you reached the storage room." The Guard returned the letter to her and pointed to the location.

Ellyn nodded and started walking inside but was interrupted by the soothing voice of the other guard.

"Don't be too sad if you don't get the job. It is a pretty harsh interview."

"Eh?" Ellyn was confused. 'Wasn't this a simple guard job for a child of an aristocrat? Why do these two look like I am about to enter hell or something?'

She pushed the thoughts to the back of her head and went to the Training grounds.

-Five minutes later-

"This place is freaking huge...!!" Ellyn exclaimed as she was still walking after a couple of minutes and still had not reached her destination.

"He He He... Looks like this family is loaded. No wonder Senior Rhys took such a simple job of protecting a child of a Marquis." Unlike Adult Aristocrats, their children are considered to be under the direct protection of the Royal Family as the children are the future of the world and this was the Royal family's way of planning for the future. Hence, Arsiocrat children were rarely harmed physically making being a guard for them to be a simple job.

"He He... Once I have stored enough money, I will buy a house, wear fancy dresses and marry me a stud who doesn't love me for my body only." Ellyn started dreaming about the future even before she got the job.