Lunch the next day, Angel was sat with Integra looking over the operation on the Sancho manor. The horses had done their job, they had eaten the grass right down and were being taken back. But they heard a horse wail, it reared up and kicked out so it could not be taken away. It was the red and white stallion, he was almost eight foot tall on his hind legs and Angel called out to the men
"Leave him, I'll keep him"
The men left the horse, he neighed at the others being taken and Integra smiled and replied
"I think you should keep back another"
"You choose one, I'll keep it and you can have it as your own" Angel replied
Integra looked out over the horses that were being rounded up, she spotted a pretty young mare that was a Welsh bay. It had broken from the crowd and she called out
"Put the mare with him, she is staying too"
"Shall we call Seras and Alucard over too, I'm sure they would love to pick one" Angel said back and Integra let out a slight laugh and replied
"Your new butler is going to love this place, a whole manor and horses to take care of"
"This is news to my ears" Angel said as the pair watched the last of the horses being rounded up and Integra replied
"You haven't even started to look, so I went one ahead of you and looked into trustworthy people for the job"
"How do you know I haven't already started?" Angel asked back and Integra challenged her to those word
"How many have you got in line?"
"OK, I haven't go any...but I was thinking about it" Angel said back and Integra replied handing her friend a envelope
"You will be interviewing three men with Walter this afternoon at one, the next one at two and the last one at three. After that you are to join me for a party with the knights of the kingdom"
"What, why do I have to go?" Angel said back giving a slightly 'shocked Seras' look and Integra replied handing her another envelope
"Because you're invited"
Integra got a very triumphant smile in before she turned to walk away, but Angel followed and moaned
"Why did they invite me?"
"You are a lady, you have not attend any of these parties in your life and even when you were young you avoided them... we might even find you a gentleman" Integra snapped at her at first but she eased off at the end and Angel asked
"Can I bring a weapon?"
"No" Integra said back plainly and Angel replied
"Not even a silver thing in my hair"
"Just don't throw it at anyone" Integra replied ow walking away and Angel said loudly after her
"What am I going to wear?"
"I've had a outfit made, it will be here at six" Integra replied loudly and left and manor.
Walter and Angel sat in the main office on the second floor to the manor, the first of the butlers came through. He was about thirty six, short brown hair and was dressed in a gray suit. He sat before the pair and Walter started to interview because he knew Angel had no idea about the way to do it
"Good afternoon, name and previous employer please"
"Russel Walker, my previous employer was the Duke of York" Russel replied and Angel began to hum to tune and Walter slammed her foot on her and she winced a little and Walter carried on
"Duration of service and reason for leaving"
"Eleven years, the Duke died and his family wanted a change from his old ways" Russel replied and Walter looked down at the piece of paper he was writing on and asked
"What can you do?"
"I have been trained to do all the jobs of a butler, I'm also ready to learn new talents" Russel replied and Walter smiled and turned to Angel and asked her
"Any questions for this gentleman?"
"Three. OK first off, the manor is under attack what do you do?" Angel sat forward and Russel replied
"I would inform yourself of the situation, wait up on your order and then react as you ask"
"Right, number two. I am out of the house for the day, when I return I look like I have been through a war zone and I'm in a bad mood... what is your reaction?" Angel asked with Walter not taking his eyes off the other man Russel replied
"I would ask if you have any wounds and if you do do you want help with them, even if your are in a bad mood I must make sure you are well"
"Third and final question. My bikes are both broken... what happens then?" Angel asked that question and Walter knew the answer straight off and Russel replied
"I would ask you what course of action you like to be taken on them?"
Angel gave a nod, she finished her side of the conversation and Walter stood and showed the man out. The pair sat together and Walter looked at Russel's CV and said to Angel
"He's good, young and can serve you for a long time"
"He's too good" Angel replied and Walter replied in agreement
"Yes, he seems rather well informed. But lets try the next two and see what happens"
The next man came in at the strike of the next hour, he was about fifty with gray in he hair and a black and gray suit one. Angel he sat down and they went through the normal questions. He said his name was Henry Abbot, he worked for the prime minister for eight years but had to leave as the new one wanted he own butler to work for him. But then it came to Angel's questions and she asked
"First off, the horses out there are rushing around ripping up my lawn and I have a garden party no more than a hour from then what do you do?"
"I ask the gardener to repair the tears in the lawn and the person in charge of the horses to stable them until the party is finished" Henry replied and Angel said back
"Next one, the manor is under attack... next move for you would be?"
"To alert yourself, then alert the police as soon as possible" Henry replied and Walter hide his frown as he knew that was wrong and Angel replied
"Last one, my bike is broken... what happens next?"
"I could call a mechanic or ask if you wish for myself to fix it" Henry replied
Walter saw him out, he turned and saw that Angel was not impressed with that one and she laughed
"Nope"
"Let's hope this last one impresses you" Walter replied bringing over their lunch.
The last of the men came through, he was forty two and had shoulder length brown hair and a very rough yet ready look to him. Angel liked the look of this one, he was not dressed in the butlers suit like the others but in a more green and brown country suit. He gave a slight bow to the lady and Walter, he sat before them and Walter asked
"Name and previous boss"
"I am Jeremy Black, former butler to the Earl of Glasgow Scotland" Jeremy replied and Walter went through the usual stuff and they found he was employed there for ten years and left because his boss moved to another country. Angel asked the questions
"OK first question, I return from a night out and look like I have been fighting all that time... what do you do?"
"I ask have you had a good night and then ask if you need any help" Jeremy said back and Angel smiled at the humor this one had and she asked the next question
"My manor is under attack, what do you do?"
"Evaluate the situation, with yourself present and allow you to make the decision on what must be done and what part you'd like me to play in it" Jeremy said back and Angel asked the last question
"My bikes are broken, what do you do for this one?"
"What would you like me to do?" Jeremy asked back and Angel hid a grin and replied
"Leave them completely alone, some thing you do not touch without my consent"
"As you wish" Jeremy replied and Walter stood and said seeing Jeremy out
"We will let you know"
He turned, he could tell which one Angel liked the best and she looked at Walter and said seeing his expression
"What?"
"So you want that one?" Walter asked and Angel replied
"He's the one, not too old and not too know it all"
"I must admit his CV is very good, I'll inform him that he'll start in two days time" Walter replied and then he spotted a delivery van out the front and Angel said back
"Ah, Integra's delivery for me"
Integra jumped at the sound of the phone suddenly ringing, she looked at the number on the little screen and saw it was Angel. She answered the phone by putting it on loud speaker
"Angel, has the dress arrived"
"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS THING?" Angel shouted down the phone and Integra replied turning on the screen to Angel's phone
"I thought you'd like the material"
"IT'S PINK, BLOODY PINK" Angel shouted against holding the frilled dress in front of the phone so Integra could see and Integra replied
"Your over reacting"
"I'd sooner go wearing just my belt and saddlebags" Angel shouted back and Integra replied
"What do you want to wear?"
Angel swung around her white shirt with rather long sleeves like a witches sleeves. Her white jacket, black trousers and her silver belt and Angel said putting her hand to the front of it
"This"
"Minus the belt and we have a deal" Integra replied and Angel asked back
"What are you wearing?"
"My white suit" Integra replied and Angel laughed but then replied realizing what Integra had just said
"You would have had me walking around like a giant piece of candy floss, while you talked business with everyone else"
"I knew you wouldn't wear that dress" Integra replied and Angel snapped
"Then why get it then?"
"To see your face when you got it, worth every penny" Integra replied and before Angel could shout at Integra she hung up the phone and switched off the screen.
Integra's car pulled out the front of Angel's manor, Angel walked down the stairs and locked the doors and windows with her electric key and muttered the password. She got into the car, Integra was wearing a rather strange hat but Angel just shrugged that off until she noticed it had a silver pin in it. She shook her head at the sight, Integra knew what her old friend was talking about and they carried on. It didn't take long to get to the knight's party, all the knight's of the realm were their with their wives and Angel asked as she and Integra walked into the main hall
"Why was I invited again?"
"Because you should have attended fifteen of these things and have never been too one, they want to meet you" Integra replied and Angel said back
"I highly doubt they are here for me"
"Ah Sir Integra Hellsing" a Knight said walking over and Integra said silently to Angel
"He is the one in-charge, don't be smart with him"
"Ah and this must be Angel Sancho" he replied and Angel replied
"Yes, in the flesh and at last you might say"
"Indeed" he replied after a slight laugh
The pair walked around, Angel was soon bored and wanted to go home and teach Seras more on how to ride the motorbike. But then a man walked up too Integra and Angel and he said
"Good evening Sir Integra"
"Good evening Sir Steven" Integra replied to him and he asked looking at Angel
"And you must be Angel Sancho, the lioness of God"
"Correct" Angel replied and Sir Steven said back
"Nice to meet you"
He walked away, Angel watched him leave with no real interest. He was a rather tall man, about thirty seven years old and had sleeked back red hair. But the thing that caught Angel's eye was the scar above his eye, she wondered where it came from. Integra said as the night started to wear on
"Let's leave, I'm bored of the politics already"
"Thank heaven for that" Angel replied and Integra said as Angel looked back at Sir Steven
"He is a arrogant pig, he has no real reason to be here tonight"
"Do you know how he got that scar?" Angel asked and Integra replied as the reached the front door
"I pushed him down the stairs"