Review: A finely crafted tale with unusual atmosphere
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 15, 2011
This short story is designed to produce an atmosphere with the characters having no name, but being defined by their work, such as cook, butler, young master, and waif. The author succeeds in both tasks, with the story having a somewhat haunting impression. The young waif is brought into the wealthy mansion of the great lady who examines the mark on her forehead and says she hopes that she is the one. After the great lady dies and waif has become somewhat older, but still quite young, waif is brought to the young master who tells her "It is my time if you are the one." This is not a vampire story, but somewhat like it and people who like vampire tales will like this one as they read and discover what the young master is, what he needs, how his household handles the matter, and what the meaning of the mark on waif's forehead is.