Continuing on her journey to aid those around her, before the Magic Knight Exams finally arrive, Althaea had decided to head on out towards the beautiful port town of Raque. From what she had understood, the possibility of running into her newfound friend Maria had been quite high when it had come down to things here. This was where she had been headed after all, back when they had met one another just outside of the forested area surrounding Nairn. Perhaps if she were to run into her new companion than they would be able to enjoy the waters of the ocean together? The very thought of being able to take a few moments to herself to relax had sounded rather appealing to Althaea. On the other hand though, there wasn't much time before she was going to have to head out for the Magic Knight Exams themselves. That being the case, this elven lass had decided to instead focus on introducing herself to the many inhabitants of Raque, in hopes of discovering some way to offer her assistance. Any experience was good experience after all.

Figuring that she would have an easier time tracking down someone offering some kind of gig within the wealthier area of the port town, Althaea had eventually found herself deep within the suburbs of the area. Each house had been made of the most refined marble and even the gates that had surrounded these homes had shone brightly with pearly perfection. Well... Each house except for one, she had noticed. For some odd reason, there had been a singular home that had lacked the grace and delicacy that each of the other buildings within the area had held. This home... It had appeared to have been assaulted by mud balls, eggs, and random food condiments. Or at least she had been hoping that it was mud that had coated the formerly white walls of this abode.

Having been caught off guard by the unsightly appearance of the stained walls of this house, the young Aurelius wouldn't exactly notice the fact that someone had been coming about from behind her. A long and slender, yet wrinkled, hand had found its way upon the elven lass' shoulder without her having heard anyone approaching. This would immediately freak her out and cause her to whip around and take a few steps backward. The individual that had attempted to grab her attention had been a skinny, weasel-like old man. Even his bare appearance had been a smidge unsightly but she wasn't the kind of person to really come out and say that to someone outright. "W-what are you doing in front of my home?! Was it youuuu that did this?!" The weasel-like old man would than begin to gesture towards the stained wall with a singular gnarled hand. Not wishing to get in trouble for something that she had no part in, Althaea would immediately begin to interject. "W-what?! No!! I just got here and saw that your walls were a mess! I swear that I had nothing to do with this..!" The elven lass would begin to bow before the elderly individual as she had spoken, almost as though she were afraid to show him her face.

"O-oh. Is that so? Well... I'm not quite sure who it is that has managed to come out here and do this to my home but it really is quite rude, isn't it? You know, I would be willing to pay you for your assistance in cleaning up the place. As long as you aren't the culprit behind the very act of course." Althaea couldn't believe what she was hearing. Not only was the weasel-like man assuming that she had something to do with the fact that his walls had been assaulted but now he was looking for help? Honestly, if she hadn't been out here looking for exactly that, she likely would have been quite offended by this entire ordeal. The Aurelius couldn't afford to be picky at the moment though so she had chosen to simply brush that thought to the side. "Uh, well, I can certainly assist you in this matter if that is what you would like. I am an Aurelius after all." Having stated this fact, Althea would begin to stand upright before performing a bit of a curtsy. "If you would like... I can get to work on everything here and now. Just be sure to keep an eye out for whoever did this in the future, yeah? It's the best way to ensure that this kind of thing doesn't end up happening again."

Even though this had been her first time within the port town of Raque, it wasn't exactly the first time that she had to deal with this kind of thing. She had been thoroughly trained in the ways of a servant growing up and this was simply a menial task in the long haul of things. Still... This wasn't exactly the way that she had seen her little trip to the port town going. Not that she could really afford to complain at the moment. No, instead of complaining, the young Aurelius had opted to survey the perimeter of the weasel's abode. From what she could tell, she was going to need to clear up the windows, wash down the outer walls, and she was going to have to do so both quickly and efficiently. The only real question at the moment had been just how she was going to go about such extensive cleaning.


As Althaea had been surveying the perimeter, the old man had gone on to complain about the fact he had wanted everything done within an hour. Everyone else that he had hired earlier on had cancelled on him and now it was really just going to be up to her to take care of things before his neighbors could wake up. For someone that was gaining a service, he had been exceptionally picky about things. Either way, after gathering up a bucket, some wash cloths and some towels from the old man, Althaea would set out to scrub away at the walls. She had managed to gather some baking soda from the old mans kitchen and would throw it into the water before drenching the rags within them. Over the course of the next hour, Althaea would work to not only scrub down the walls until they had been their pearly white sheen once more, but to softly clean both the insides and the outsides of each of the windows. Once she had done as much, she would go back over everything once more with the towels so that she could ensure that there weren't any spots that she had missed. Eventually she would manage to wrap up everything that she had been doing for the old man and would find herself standing before the weasel-like gentleman's front door. "While I'm still not quite sure who did this to my home, you managed to help me get everything all cleaned up before everyone around town had managed to wake up. For that, I thank you. If you manage to discover who it was that is going around and dirtying my walls though... Please be sure to let me know." The old man would than offer Althaea a curt nod before shutting his door and sending her off on her own. "This... isn't exactly how I was expecting to spend my morning but I can't really complain. At least I managed to do a good deed for the day."

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