Right before winter
War broke out from the neighboring country, Gum.
Father had to leave for war and would be gone throughout the whole season and maybe more. While he was stationed in The North of Salem Empire, Lyria and Penelope went into town to rub some errands.
I had stay home because Lyria had beaten me again.
I had no strength to move
So, while she was away. The new butler, that had been hired was secretly bringing me meals and treating my wounds while Lyria wasn't present., He was really kind.
His names was Pierre Wattson.
He was a Viscount. But ,Was introduced to my father by the Emperor.
Pierre came to our mansion and started to help my father with his paper work, Then because of his assistance. He started doing more by handling more affairs in the mansion and then became the new butler.
One day, Pierre had seen Lyria dragging Ophelia down to the basement unconscious.
After she left, he went and found Ophelia lying on the floor, naked and covered in blood and wounds.
He was shaken up.
He too was abused by his nanny when he was a child.
Everytime he would seek out his mother , his nanny would stop him and tell his mother she would take care of it.
She would bring him back into his room.
The nanny would tell him he was being a bad boy and that his should not disturb his mother because he would just get in the way.
When Pierre would ask why he was in the way, his nanny would take out a stick and whip his exposed thighs until they bled.
"I've told you to not ask stupid questions"
Looking at Ophelia
He wanted to help her
so Pierre went down to the basement and could not find the keys to her cell.
Then realized Madam had the keys on her, so he would have to wait for the right time to open her cell. So until he secured the keys, he would sneak in some foods after Madam would go and run her errands.
When he would go down there at times, Ophelia would be awake and then he would get her to sit with her back to the bars so he could apply medicine to her wounds.
Then after he would finish, he would hand her sandwhiches through the bars that he had made himself .