**An Unfinished Life—Audiomachine**
Early the next morning, Ember found herself before the gates of the Heartstone mansion. Already freshened up and wrapped in a silver dress that made her skin and eyes pop that morning, she wasn't prepared to take no for an answer in the matter of seeing Lady Sylvia.
A fact the butler of the Heartstone family instantly recognized, thus causing the poor old man to break into a sweat despite the fact it was sweltering cold that morning, courtesy of yesterday's persistent rain.
"Your royal highness, you force me to commit a crime by keeping you outside," the butler cried out after an hour elapsed, "the Grand Lady of the house has a contagious illness which may mar you should I allow you entrance. Not to mention the one you seek is currently taking care of the Grand Lady."