That morning, the Rubenhart Estate was filled with an unusual energy.
The servants moved through the massive halls with haste, working faster and harder than on any normal day.
They were not preparing the estate for the arrival of esteemed guests. Rather, it was a day of departure.
Today was the day Count Rubenhart would officially leave the estate to introduce the three sisters to the kingdom's high society. It was, without a doubt, a monumentally important morning.
The three girls were awoken long before the sun even crested the horizon. By six in the morning, their exhaustive preparations had already begun.
Each sister was escorted into her own lavish bedroom, where a dedicated team of three or four maids immediately swarmed them.
First, they were ushered into steaming, copper bathtubs filled with perfumed water. The maids poured rich, expensive oils and soothing ointments into the baths, turning the water into a luxurious, fragrant milk meant to soften their skin.
