A Butler's Profession
Getting out of bed was never a problem for Barnaby, but today the slender ferret was especially eager to wake up. Today, he would be meeting the new owner of the mansion, the great nephew of the late Mr. Silva. He had spent the past few days ensuring...
Wine Tasting
Barnaby pulled open the cabinet door and shuffled through its contents until his fingers wrapped around the thin stem of a wine glass. Although the new butler wasn't supposed to be drinking the master's wine, he felt like a sip or two of an already...
Waking the Sleeping Dog
The sounds of thumb pads clacking and muttered curses from behind his bedroom door were the only indications that Dax was home when Klayton arrived. The faint glow of the television bounced off the hallway walls and into the living room where the...
Under the Mistletoe
Barnaby Kane gazed around the room from his position at the top of the ladder with a sigh of contentment. The evergreen garnishes that line the border of the walls and banister, as fake as they were, added a certain warmth to the otherwise dull white...
If the Shoe Fits
Crisp arrived home well after dark with an irrepressible longing to fall onto his bed and curl up under his sheets. It had been a long day, no thanks to a surprise party organized by his friends and family. It came with the usual trimmings: cake,...
The Ferret and the Beanstalk
The floral shoppe was empty when Java made his way past the creaky wooden door, which was surprising considering he was running a good fifteen minutes late. The ferret slid his satchel to the floor behind the counter as he craned his head down the...
Rent-A-Maid
Jake walked to the front of the mansion with no sight of the dishevel held within those walls. The seam of his little skirt fluttered in the cool spring wind as he rang the doorbell of the front door. Jake had seen his fair share of disasters working...
Happy Go Lucky
Crisp walked hesitantly down the street in the brisk January cold, his hands were nervously fidgeting as he made his way towards the bar. He checked his phone for the hundredth time, fingers trembling as he scrolled up the page either due to the cold...
Dook the Halls
Barnaby walked down the vacant, dimly-lit corridors of the estate on the look-out for something to entertain his meandering thoughts. The maids, cooks, valets, and groundskeepers had long since gone to their families for the holidays, while the ferret...
Tacky Lawn Ornaments
A cool breeze glided across the ferret's fur and shook him from his slumber. It was one last hurrah from winter before the spring pulled its icy grip off of the earth.The borders of the mansion were dotted with flowers in full bloom as the sun rose...
A Lesson in Alchemy
Terryn strolled casually into the library, sliding his phone into his pocket as he walked past the metal detectors and into the foyer. He was running a good ten minutes late for his tutoring lesson, but he wasn't in a hurry to walk up the wooden...
The Case of the Family Jewels
The Silva estate was quiet for the majority of the morning. White marble walls strewn with gold rococo and paintings of wealthy white-furred hares stood in silence without the presence of any creatures bounding down the halls to disturb them. The only...