Shani made her way down the stairs bound for a morning jaunt to the market to purchase some of the delicacies her mistress so enjoyed eating.

As she approached the front door she heard knocking. She turned to see if any of the other staff was present, but she seemed to be alone. Something that was happening quite often of late, given her mistress' new acquisition and obsession with that acquisition. Softly, she giggled at the thought of the mild-mannered tutor trying to handle Nadira.

Opening the door, she encountered a tall young man who was looking at her wide-eyed as if she'd appeared suddenly out of a djinn's bottle.

Smiling slightly, she said to him, "May I help you?"