"Master Armin!" Lacie called at the hallways, "Master Armin!"

Lacie is Armin's retainer, a petite girl of 15, with sparkling mocha-colored eyes and a little hop in her every step. She felt really nervous, as she wandered everywhere inside the Castle of Kings, searching for her Master.

'It isn't possible for him to get lost in here, is it?' she thought of nervously.

Its her Master's coming of age ceremony today, and now he's missing in action. Upon her search, she met her other friends-maids and butlers alike-also searching for him.

It was this morning when the news broke into her.

"Lacie!" called Madam Forester from the hallways, "Lacie, come here!"

Upon hearing the Lady Maid's orders, Lacie hastily tied the string of her white apron around her waist and straightened her skirt. She went out of the quarters, and faced Madam Forester.

Aged well in her fifties, Madam Forester isn't just a typical old lady whose hair are showered with whites. Her well-oiled black hair gleamed under the sheer light of the lamps. Madam Forester's eyes seemed to shine fiercely the moment she saw her. Her black beady eyes, over the years of working for the Arlert Household, showed strength and wisdom. Lacie tried presenting herself with an air of grace, for it was one of her requirements.

"Lacie," Madam Forester said with surprising calmness, "Do you know where Master Armin is?"

Lacie gulped. She had just woke up a few minutes ago, and now her Master was surprisingly away. She gripped the sides of her skirt tightly in nervousness.

"I'm sorry, Madam Forester," she apologized, lowering her head. "I just woke up. I don't know where Master Armin is."

The Lady Maid's glare seemed to tone down a bit.

"Is that so?" she asked. Lacie nodded slowly.

"Then find him," Madam Forester ordered. "Its his coming of age today. We have strict orders coming from Matriarch that he shouldn't leave the Castle."

Lacie nodded, this time in determination.

"I will find him and bring him back here before the ceremony, Madam Forester," she vowed. The old lady bobbed her head in satisfaction and left Lacie at the hallway.

If she doesn't find Master Armin -Oh! What a big trouble she would be in!