"We tried selling lard and blossoms from the garden to a merchant and perfumer in Val Royeaux but it kept spoiling on the way there- doing it in house helps us keep things fresh as long as it needs. And don't mind it, dear." She pats Pam's hand. "It's all a little confusing when you're first coming in, even as a visitor."

The question about Clara, now, has her shaking her head. "My sister and I were here under the Late Comte's family. Amelie was too little to work but I was allowed to mind the house and her until she was old enough to earn her keep. When he brought The Comtesse and Ignatia here he stopped along the way in Halamshiral and hired Clara from a noble house there. She was such a skittish thing at first- jumpy around the men- The Comtesse wanted me to help her learn how things are done in this Estate particularly."