Chapter 15 FLASHBACKS with the Butler.
Third person's POV
Triana sat down in her office and Sebastian the butler handed her some files to sign and some concerns about so many things that only Triana can handle.
"I wish to be with Yurianna so bad but the files can no longer be ignored. Why was so many documents needed this time too!?" While signing the documents.
The butler as always listens to the banter of the Lady herself way before the Lady Yurianna's arrival.
The lady he serves is other than Triana Comara Drizlea she was the daughter of the youngest of the Drizlea. Madam Yerezenia's Sister. Tianara Drizlea.
After Madam Tianara died during her labor to Triana madam Yerezenia took care of the lady as if it was her own child.
Madam Tianara never revealed the father of the lady and kept it hidden from the family until the day she was gone.
She kept it until the day she died but one thing is certain Triana is a half human.
Triana grows up with lots of pampering from the previous duchess she learned everything from the duchess and she consider her as her own mother.
All of it was precious to her even when the Duchess married the Hazzlet
"Sebas, can you do me a favor just for this one?"
Knowing the lady, She wants him to fill in the position for signing the documents just to be with the Lady.
"I refuse my lady. This old man can't bare the responsibility you've given me. Shall I call young master Aize?"
She sneakily laugh at the butler before standing leaving piles of documents in the table and pat the butler's shoulder.
"You know me too well Sebas, I'm leaving it to Aize then."
The butler sighed as he calls a servant to summon the young master Aize to the room.
The young master Aize is a werecat , he is someone accidentally found by the Duchess Yerezenia in the subjugation forest, he was just a tiny little yellow cat when the Duchess brought him in.
The Butler remembered exactly what the life is when the Duchess, Lady Triana, and Young Master Aize back then.
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"It was a night when I was simply strolling in the mountains but some monsters were trying to eat this fellow. The cat seems cute so I took care of it."
"Meow.."
"But Madam, It's a baby werecat. It can endanger the safety of the young lady. Perhaps you can return it to it's habitat."
"Come on, Sebastian nothings dangerous with my little Trian , I raised her myself you know? besides this little one's habitat is already... gone." The duchess is silent as if she was remembering how the scene was.
The butler was shocked. He knows that if a tribe from a werecats is gone other tribes wont be accepting different tribes other than their own.
"Yes, due to the increasing rate of the monster the werecat tribe this little one belongs to were completely annahilated. If I was there a little sooner... none of this would have happened."
"Please, You needn't want to blame yourself for this Duchess." the butler said.
The young lady Triana and the Duchess herself took care of the cat and it gets big every season.
Thus one day when the Duchess were going to the cat's room. The cat is no longer the cat they know. It turns into a baby a human baby with a yellow hair with cute little ears and a tail.
In conclusion, It was the Werecats awakening according to some books found in the Library. Thus registering him at the Drizlea Duchy as The young ladies Younger brother.
"What would you name him Mimi Zenia?"
The young lady Triana pokes the werecats cheeks whose resting in the Duchess Arms.
"He's a yellow fellow like a sun and I simply love how he do the sound A whenever he's eating. So... Hmmm... A... what was the meaning of the sun in another language? Ize... I got it!" The Duchess smiled. " Your name shall be Aize... Aize Drizlea. The little sun of Drizlea."
"Listen Aize, this will be your elder sister. Triana so take care of each other when you grow up to be a fine young man and a beautiful young lady."
The baby werecat giggled from the duchess playful remarks.
The Mansion from that time is completely a harmonious and truly enjoyable up until the years were the Duchess was proposed and engaged by the Hazzlets.
The Young Lady Triana from that time was going to opposed the Marriage together with the young master Aize but when they sees that the Duchess truly loves the Duke they decided that the Duchess needs to settle down and build a family on her own.
She decided to finally let her precious Mother figure go.
The three made a promise that the Duchess will live her life in happiness and comeback when she needs air to breath from the Hazzlets Duchy for the Duchy of Drizlea were always open for her.
The Lady Triana handled all affairs relating to the Drizlea and once she was offered by the vassals that the Title for being the next duchess should become hers she strongly opposed against it and said that the Title is for the Duchess only.
Triana and Aize were not the same as they were before but in time they manage to cope with it by helping each other out. As the saying goes they were the perfect team.
Triana handled all the documents and necessary stuffs she studied medicine which she truly enjoys so much, While Aize starts the foundation for the Shadows of Drizlea.
The one working behind the scenes and the one who collects information about what was happening in the Capital, Kingdoms, and the Empire.
The two of them were raised properly by the Duchess giving them Love, Education and Necessary and Trivial things and skills to learn.
The Drizlea Duchy is closed off from the rest of the nobility since she can't tolerate the watchful eyed from the faction of aristocrats and nobility.
That was the rule the Duchess applied for the duchy.
They picked up themselves every servants that serves in the mansion to prevent precious information from leaking out.
As a butler myself, the Drizlea were dangerous to mess up with and I'm thankful that these kids were raised by the loving duchess.
Although they were mean but they were kind.
Soon the Duchess finaly depart on the Drizlea Duchy and the wedding between the two is closed off only to important people on the Duchess and the Duke's side.
It's not long for a letter to came in one winter season and said that the Duchess is with a child.
The two becomes ecstatic to the point they were already tasked everyone in the mansion to get ready for the following weeks and months to come.
The Duchess visits when she was in her seventh month period of her pregnancy. She wants her baby to be born in the Drizlea Duchy cause it's safer that way.
Too many enemies were behind and ready to attack in the Hazzlets and the Dukes hand is full to the extent that they have to retreat to the Drizlea's.
The duchess pregnancy is not normal so she must rest and not strain herself for upcoming months to come. Lady Triana is expert in Medicine and taking care of others so she took the position to nurse the duchess during her pregnancy.
They lived in the estate for atleast 2 years and departed when everything is settled in the Hazzlets.
They exchange letters and send memorable gift for years to come.
Another year is Some high difficulty monsters gone wild and the Drizlea have to focus on exterminating them from the root source.
With the help of the three duchy: (Cassadeus, Hazzlet, and Ephitito) by sending their own unit of Knights the Subjugation of Monsters came into a close.
It was a huge blow to the Land and years where taken to fix regions belonging to the Duchy. So after that year The two of them became busy fixing the Duchy.
The Lady Triana manage to get the matters done in span of a year and for another year she did get a license to be a physician and a doctor and Young Master Aize handled all matters in the Underground it takes another 2 years to finally be able to make the Duchy stronger than ever.
It was that time when they were stronger they heard the news that the Duchess, that the mother they loved passed away in an accident while traversing the path heading to the Drizlea.
The Young Lady Triana and the Young Master Aize where frozen and devastated they can't move an inch when they read the news from a letter sent by the Hazzlets.
Young lady Triana fainted and Young Master Aize is crying nonstop as he was beating himself and saying that it was just a dream and he rather be dead if it was the reality.
After they finally calmed down they want to know what was the reason the Duchess had such unfortunate accident, thankfully their six year old cousin Yurianna is safe and they can assure that the Duke is gonna take care of the last thing left by the Duchess.
When Triana asked their six year old Yurianna what actually happened in the scene.
Yurianna didn't know that she was her cousin she didn't know anyone related to her mother.
Yurianna didn't remember and cried and the Doctor said that the Young lady probably lost her memories because it's a very traumatic accident for the Young Lady.
They attended the funeral and they cried silently as they promise to uncover everything.
They used their shadows to find out what truly happened in that day. Rumors said that the Duke cheated on the Duchess and she ran away that day with their cousin but they can't believe such thing can happen.
Because the Duke really loves the Duchess when they investigated further all of the information and people they sent will come back dead and no information came back to them. It's like something or someone behind the scenes is stopping them from figuring out what is it.
The two chose to stand by and watch what will happen in the future. They silently watch from afar and gathers information for the following years.
Rumors about their cousin being a villainess in the capital they ignored it because the cousin they know is such a lovely and innocent child.
When the lady Yurianna came into the mansion with Lady Triana the rumors about being her a villainess truly was buried in a grave.
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He stared at the piles of documents before starring at the table with a picture of the Young Lady Triana and the Former Duchess Yerezenia with a little cat on the lap of the duchess.
"It's truly wonderful that the Lady Yurianna finally gets home after so many years. Im glad that I witnessed it before anything else."