So he was already serving someone other than the young master. Somehow that makes her feel a bit bad for him. Sebastian was always rather adamant back home about serving the young Earl and only him. As a proper butler should. Though as he'd said... here, that couldn't be helped. In a way, not doing this might look negatively on their young master too. That mere servants that were part of such an impressive estate couldn't follow the rules of some city.

"I wouldn't want to put you out like that... would it really be okay to say we know each other?" She hadn't outright said that they did to anyone she'd met so far, but she hadn't exactly thought to hide the fact either. They were in a strange place with equally bizarre expectations.

She would at least attempt to get a contract, but the thought of the stipulations that went with it were enough to make her brain feel on fire.