Number 2 twisted the key in the door and pushed the open the moment it made the kpaa sound. She held the long broom and a parker in her right hand and a soft long brush in the left. She couldn't remember the last time she had been up in his room and wondered why Master Malburt never allowed anyone in.

She let it all fall on the floor as she looked around the room, trying to figure out where to start from. Everywhere was dusty and she wondered how her Master had been able to sleep in it.

She took a brush and did her work, enduring the dust...