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Mildred let out a harried sigh as she walked briskly towards the Pearcival manor, arms laden with bags of food and ingredients of all sorts. Really, sometimes she wondered just how extravagant this family could live. She'd only been sent out to buy spices for goodness' sake! Spices! And a few other menial ingredients, of course, but most of the meal would be coming from the property garden, which Mildred was a little relieved for. Otherwise, her arms would be suffering quite a bit more than they already were.
As much as she somewhat enjoyed working for the Pearcivals, at least most of the time, she had to mentally prepare herself for entering the manor. No doubt the inside would be a bustling hurricane of preparations for Thanksgiving, taken strangely seriously for a family that seemed so distant. Maybe that was the reason why--they all got the chance to sit down properly and look each other in the face for once. Mildred made a sympathetic noise at the thought, and knocked on the kitchen door--an external building from the house--and was quickly pushing inside, out of the chilly autumn air.