Bowing slightly, with a dark hat covering her wavy brown hair. Lily kept her gaze averted as she greeted us. "I'm Lily, Lady Beatrice's head maid. She sent me to take you to her château (pronounced sha-toh)."
Glancing at Lily, she was clad in a navy blue full-skirted dress layered over a white blouse with ruffled cuffs.
Over the blouse and dress, she wore a black corset and a dark, tailored jacket with three-quarter length sleeves.
Three maids, their hair covered by wide-brimmed black hats adorned with white feathers, walked to us from Lily's side and collected our luggage.
Lily gestured for us to get inside a magnificent, highly polished carriage drawn by four matched horses, its dark panels gleaming with subtle gold leaf.
Cupcake led the way, and the three of us entered the carriage behind her.
A wave of cherry perfume immediately greeted us, easing the accumulated stress of the trip
