Eadric’s Nurse
Valdermar sat in Eadric’s nursery, watching the baby play happily on the floor, the little boy had quickly mastered crawling and now he was mobile he seemed to find a way of getting his finger’s into everything.
The baby was almost weaned and the wet nurse now only visited twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening and Valdermar had just about finished getting affair’s on the new estate straight.
His sister and her new ‘friends’ visited less frequently now he had made the move and in some way’s for that he was grateful. The young lord found himself panicked and constantly checking on the baby when they where around just in case one of them decided to make him lunch. It was a foolish notion none would defy his sister but still having creatures such as them in the presence of his son made him feel uneasy.
Ever since the fire and the visit from the ‘others’ Valdermar felt less and less in control of his life, what had once given him a feeling of strength and power now made him feel like he was living on borrowed time, he was in the middle of a war he didn’t understand, the realisation that he was not the king of the game but simply a pawn to be controlled by his sister.
Valdermar smiled and scooping up the baby “It’s time to meet your new nurse” he sighed.
Heading down the stair’s he wandered into the lounge where the young girl was waiting, she was plain looking with brown hair, young maybe 12 or 13 he decided. “Im Valdermar” he announced holding out the baby.
“Hannah, Milord” she replied taking Eadric from him and swinging him easily on to her hip where she gently bounced him, in the manner of a woman used to babies.
“Your younger than i expected” he replied.
“Sorry” She apologised “But Im well used to youngin’s Milord”
Valdermar nodded, he could see that by the confident way she held his young son “You have children of your own?”
“No milord” she replied “not yet sir, but got 5 little sisters and i been rais’in then since ma Ma died”
“What about your father?” he asked.
“He’s a solider sir away from home most the time”
“Arn’t you needed at home”
“Aye milord, but we need to eat as well sir, all the mindin in the world ain’t no good if yer starving”
“I suppose” Valdermar replied, he didn’t need to get to know the girl for her to watch his son and she looked as though she could manage the work “The hour’s are long here, will that be a problem? i’ll need you most of the day, from dawn till he’s settled at night”
Hannah nodded “My grandma is gonna watch the little’un while im here”
“Very well you can start now” Valdermar offered “I have things that need I need to do”
“Yes Milord” the young girl nodded watching as Valdermar sauntered out of the room “right” she sighed looking at the baby “I don’t suppose you’re going tell me where yer nursery is?”
And no warning about the vamps, or the high probability of being sexually harrassed/giving Eadric a new brother or sister …
Good luck, Hannah. You’re gonna need it.