Things returned to a regular rhythm in the castle after the excitement of a previous couple of days. The cleaners went back to dusting and polishing the various ornaments and bannisters. The cooks returned to the kitchens, mashing, boiling, and roasting vegetables for the house staff. The gardeners returned to pruning the rosebushes and arranging flowers around the castle. In short, things returned to a semblance of normality. Lily hid away in the library to avoid the now lovestruck house guest idling the hours away reading books of no significance or import. Ligo, on the contrary, explored every inch of the castle, hoping to catch a glimpse of the angelic beauty he had been fortunate to see in his guest chambers. While he never spotted Lily, his explorations gave him a good idea of the layout of the castle and grounds, so his search was not entirely fruitless. Albus, despite his injury, continued to work, though with his right arm slung up, he couldn't write the important letters he needed to keep in correspondence with the offices of the magic realm. Instead, he orated to one of the house staff who dutifully wrote everything the lord said and made round trips to the owlery to send the scrolls off to the desired recipients. Finally, the Snake Whisperers were dismissed and returned to their senior positions and posts. Lily had been the one to do this, and she had been coy about the Lord, inventing a story about him wishing to have a short break after the pottery competition. She made no allusion or mention of the assassin, despite the fact that they had probably heard rumours of it from the servants.