Violet was sleeping soundly when she heard a faint noise in the distance that woke her. Sleepily she rolled over until she heard the noise again and sat bolt upright in her bed, she knew that noise, cannon fire. Violet climbed out of bed quickly and went onto the landing. There were servant rushing around everywhere, nobody had any idea what to do. "QUIET!" Violet shouted causing all the servants to look up at her. "That noise is cannon fire so I'm betting pirates, we need to protect ourselves. Williams barricade the door then you and the other servants hide in the cellar, use the secret door." she said trying to remain calm.
"And what bout you miss?" Williams asked.
"I'll hide up here, now go." she said going back into her room. Violet moved her vanity table in front of the door and open her balcony windows hoping to make it look like she had climbed out there and draw the pirates away from the house. All she had to do now was hide. Having had this room all her life she knew all the hiding places and she knew exactly where she would hide.
Violet stood on her bedside table and pulled herself up onto the top of her four poster bed and pulled apart the material that attached the top of the four poster to the ceiling. Violet climbed in and led low on the hard base of the top if her four poster and quickly fell asleep.