03-26-2021, 02:25 AM
She tilted her head. "I can cook, clean, do laundry, do mendin', whatever ye ask of me that is within the title of me job, I will do it. That includes emptyin' chamberpots and cleaning up after bairns." She was straight to the point. "I did help clean a week ago... and I helped put books away the way ye would in a Library, sir." She paused and looked down at her hands, adjusting her hold on Jacob. "Loyalty means too much ta me, sir, to take the word lightly." Ruth gave a sigh, picturing Angus' retreating back when she said it. He had certainly changed her point of view on loyalty. Her eyes met the man's and she managed to keep her thoughts in check for the moment.