Karen dropped off the application, after making a few edits in the application that Rosario had intentionally put in to spite her. Why she hired her was going to be an everlasting mystery Karen, but she wouldn’t have it any other way. Her set of keys appeared in her hand just as the cute little bunny had said.
She got onto the elevator with Rosario and was on like what seemed to be forever. Rosario commented that it was just her nonexistent patience. Shrugging it off, she had her maid open the door to her lavish apartment, dropping her jacket on a sofa like a child coming home from school. The maid sighed, feeling more like a parent than an employee, picking up after Karen.
“Would you look at that Rosie, the streets, the nice little people everywhere and oh my god! There’s even a person that looks just like me!”
“That’s your reflection you drunken sod!” Rosario threw her hands up. She tilted her head for a moment, her eyes peering in the back of her skull while Karen stood silently looking out the window. Rosario’s eyes came back to normal, her voice however was quite serious, “I don’t detect any sort of enchantments or traps in this apartment, My Queen.”
“Good,” Karen’s voice had changed also from high pitched to something more sinister and focused. “Sweep through the other rooms for mechanical devices. I will do the same here.”
“My Queen,” Rosario said; half statement half question.
“Yes what is it?”
“Must we continue with the charade? We had a psychic rabbit in the lobby. Clearly nothing is as it seems, so why the pretense?”
Karen turned and glared at her bodyguard who shrank in posture but stood her ground. “I will not have that whelp coming this realm when I’m unprepared. I will have my throne drenched in his blood… and to that, I’m going to need allies. This is why we are here.”
Rosario bowed her head. “We will continue this charade until I’m certain I hold the advantage. Sweep the rooms, Rosario, we have matters to attend to after we’re done.”
