Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the one who’s a young goat. Well, half-goat.
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Nonny shuffled closer but mumbled, “Stop treating me like a kid.”
“Is that a joke?”
The boy responded with a string of profanity.
Jacques laughed and pulled him close, hoping to stem the tide. “Are you sure butler is your calling? You swear like a sailor.”
Nonny leaned into Jacques’ side. “How’re you supposed to teach butlering?”
“I believe the proper term is buttling. To buttle.”
“You’re a prissy tosh, but you’re no butler.”
“So… I’m useless?”
“Nah.”
Jacques was curious to know. “What do you think my job is?”
Nonny’s eyes sparkled. “The gov says you’re my new mentor.”
Posted: June 27, 2021
Prompt: String, suggested by gg
Words: 100
Summary: Jacques Smythe brazens his way into Stately House and shows no sign of departing. Like it or not, Lord Mettlebright has himself a butler. An Amaranthine Saga Serial. [Humor, Drama, Family] Begins here. You can suggest a prompt here. To scroll through archived chapters, use the Lord Mettlebright’s Man tag.
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I have enjoyed spending time with Jacques every day this month. I’m going to miss this so much!!
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Ahhhh…. We are all so much more than a job title, even than a job description! It looks like Nonny knows that 🥰
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What does “gov” stand for?
Loving it as usual, thank you 😍
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It’s short for governor, slang term referring to your boss or someone of higher rank. Sometimes also shortened to guv.
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Yup.
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Love this chapter. Nonny will be a challenge.
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