Even though he was prepare, when he opened the door and looked at her he was still little bit shocked. What to say anybody would be like this when the something like that.
Her hair was white in color like an old person's hair that had lost all its luster. and also the skin on hand also has many wrinkles like old person, but they were not the shocking part but her face.
On her forehead had a long horizontal cut but look like long centipede crawling when ever she moved here eyebrows. Her right side of face filled with blood red ancient curse marks that looked that like some one had engraved those marks on her face and her left side of the face and the neck is burned with something due to this the whole skin is contracted looking very ugly. Perhaps due to the burning and skin contraction the lower jaw of her face shifted to her left side.
Even Though Lucas was only shocked for a instant, that expression did not escape Lucy's eyes. And she thought to herself.
"How can His Highness show that kind of expression? Living with him daily had made him accustom to me. Perhaps His Highness hasn't full awakened yet so she might have been little shocked."
As she was used to seeing people reacting the same way, so she didn't much about it. And started speaking with Lucas.
"Your Highness its already 7 in the morning, I have readied the hot water for your bath. While you are in bath, I will set the breakfast in the dinning hall." After saying that she waited there for Lucas's response.
Seeing that she did care about his shocked expression, Lucas thought that she did see his expression and sighed in relief. And started thinking that he really handled it well.
"Ok i will go and take bath, and you set the breakfast." After thinking Lucas spoke and acted in the same way previous Lucas spoke or acted. He decided that before leaving the palace he will still act as his previous self.
After talking to Lucy, Lucas went to the bath place which was in shape of small pool and the poll was already filled will hot water and some flowers were added in it. Seeing the size of the pool Lucas thought seriously.
"For such a large pool, Lucy must have woken up very early and started boiling the water and then carried them here to fill the pool."
"As she is the only servant present in the manor, all the work has to be done by her only. Now that i think she took good care of his previous self even when she was full busy with all the work and never complained." Lucas thought in sympathy towards Lucy and was full of envy of previous "Lucas".
Lucas really envied previous "Lucas" very much, as in his previous he lost his parents before knowing any parental love. His parent were archeologists and since he was 3 they never were home even though they would call and send money for his expense. In the young age nanny was there to look after him but as he grew into his teen age he started to go wild and learn all the bad things.
He started taking drugs, alcohol, smoking, went with gangs, went to brothels etc... His teen age was filled with hot-bloodedness as he fought with every one he didn't like, Betrayal and some of the gang members betrayed him for his money which got a lot as his parents would send him a lot. Craziness, lust and many other things.
When he was 20 years old he got news regarding his parents. Even though he did all the bad things, he loved his parents very much that he would always listen to them as did completed his graduations even though just by passing grade.
Archeology Organization called and said about the news of their deaths. it was due to collapse of the walls in the ruins. And they sent theirs all the belongs that were left behind to him via post and also gave him compensation money for his loss.
Of all the thing he got, Lucas only cared for the dairy in which his parents written all their feeling, regrets, love for him and the way they would like to see Lucas in the future. Seeing the contents of the dairy Lucas started choking up and started crying, even when he received the news of his parents death he didn't cry now he started releasing all the pent up sadness and remorse he felt.
After crying for full 3 days, he started to think about how to complete his parents last wish. After graduation he left the gang and he started searching for jobs in reputed companies, but all he got was rejection, humiliations disdain, shame etc... and this went for five years. Due to his poor academic results and his gang background he got a single job.
While he was down he got hooked up with novels and animations and games. To release all the pent up frustrations he would paly games and when he wanted to relax his mind he would start reading novels and watch animations. This went on till his death.