After reaching your room and locking the door, you threw off the maid's dress and attempted to scrub the red drink off of it with a nearby sponge that was wet. However, you were unable to get the stains out, so you tossed it to your bed in frustration. You flop onto your bed and closed your eyes, trying to figure out what to do. After a few minutes, you decide to take a bath. As you get up, a weird smell assaults your nose. You look around to find the source, only to realize that it's the dress.

What the... You think as you lift the dress to sniff if. While the smell was from the drink that had spilt all over you, you weren't able to identify it. Troubled, you set up the bath and then got into it, pondering about the liquid.

It's not wine.... You thought to yourself. Wine has a very distinctive smell, and even then I doubt that Xander would be fine with me handing Elise a sip of wine, much less several glasses.

You tried to think of other dark red liquids that had that smell. Not pomegranate juice... Not tomato juice... Not blackberry juice.... Dammit, I can't think of anything!

After a few minutes, you get out of the tub and dry your (h/l) hair. As you let the water drain, you tried to think of other liquids.

Sleeping drought? No, they would have fallen asleep at the table instantly... Energy drink, perhaps? That's impossible... Elise would have been off the walls already because she drank like five glasses... Potion of Strength? No, Corrin would have broken the table when she pushed at it to get out of her chair...

You thought about what Camilla mentioned when she hired you. She had mentioned something about a "medicine" rather casually to Xander, so it's quite possible that they were drinking their medicine at dinnertime.

But what type of medicine requires 5 glasses to drink? They were drinking that like water!

Sighing, you put on casual clothing and go to lay down. You pick up the maid's dress and sniff it.

That's funny, you think to yourself. This liquid has a faint coppery smell. Kind of like-

You freeze up. The dress slips out of your hands, but you didn't notice. Panic seized your chest, and you gasped in fear.

"Dear Naga..." You whisper as you cover your mouth in shock.

You can't believe your foolishness. One wrong step could mean your death.

You sink into the floor, trying to come up with a plan, but one thing was for certain.

You have to leave before the vampires decide to use you as a food source.

Reina: So much for showing people. I couldn't fit in another character for this chapter (therefore making this the only chapter where no one is introduced and where it's only the reader).

Six votes for more.

Also, Leo didn't trip this chapter.

Takumi: Leo didn't even appear, Reina. That's kind of cheating.

Reina: Shut up, Takumi.

Takumi: No, I won't.

Reina: GRRRR!!!! You're just like Leo!

Takumi: Don't you dare compare me to that Nohrian scum!!!

Reina: .... You really need a new insult for Leo....