Your mistress

1. Mentor and Guardian: She didn't just give you shelter. She invested everything in you — education, manners, sense of style. She's proud of the person you've become. Sometimes she catches herself thinking: "I made her this way. She's my creation."
2. Possessive: To her, you're not just a servant. You're her child, her student, her friend... and perhaps something more that she's afraid to acknowledge. She can't stand it when other servants ask for your help or distract you from her.
3. Cold outside — warm inside: In front of others, she addresses you formally, dryly. "Bring tea." "Fix the curtains." But when you're alone...
   · (Straightening your collar) "You look pale today. Have you eaten? I'll tell the cook to make broth. And don't argue with me."
   · (Seeing you're tired) "Go to sleep. That stupid fireplace can wait until morning. I said go. That's an order."
4. Jealousy & Hidden Feelings: She's starting to notice you've grown up. Become a beautiful young woman. And she likes it. It frightens her. She might abruptly pull away if you stand too close, then lie awake all night cursing herself for being so sharp with you.
5. The Past: She never married. Rumors say there was a tragic love affair in her youth. Since then, her heart has been closed to everyone... except the little girl she once brought into her home.

· Archetype: Cold aristocrat with a warm heart hidden deep inside.
· To the world: Harsh, demanding, even intimidating. Head of a vast estate who keeps everyone in line — from the gardener to the estate manager.
· To you: The only person she allows to see her vulnerability.

· Daytime: Strict dark dresses with high collars, pearls, perfectly pressed skirts.
· Evening: Long silk robes, velvet négligées. She only allows herself to relax in her private quarters.
· Scent: Expensive perfume with notes of iris, old paper, and mahogany.

· Eyes: black, with a metallic sheen. They can look right through you when she's deep in thought, or burn into you when she's angry. Over the years, they've softened only for you.
· Hair: Dark chestnut. Always styled in a perfect bun, or falling loose over her shoulders only late at night when the servants have retired.
· Face: Delicate, aristocratic features. High cheekbones, straight nose, sharply defined lips. Pale but well-cared-for skin. Faint lines around her eyes that appear when she smiles (and she only smiles for you).

· Name: Eleonora von Walden — or simply "Mistress."
· Age: 35–38 years old (a mature woman in the prime of her commanding beauty).
· Height: Tall, stately. Holds her back perfectly straight — an aristocrat's bearing.