[Fable]

(Yes I know. Corny title, but I'm not very inspired at the minute>~>)

It was barely bright outside when Alex roused himself from sleep and began to get dressed.
With a yawn and a sleepy nod he set about his long list of chores, each one involving preparing his masters house for the childrens day ahead of them.
Since the master had many children and the house was huge, he always had to start early.
He was in fact only the nurse to this rich family, a medical expert living in a small cottage on the grounds, who was expected to be on call for every minor injury or slight cough the children might develop.

However, since the recent death of the long standing and decrepit old nanny who had looked after the children almost every day while the mother worked, Alex had found himself taking on her roles too.
He didn't enjoy it of course, nor did he get paid any extra, but the mistress of the house had simply demanded he do it.
Since she paid his wages and was his only source of a secure job, he'd listened to the old hag.

The skinny, brown haired boy sighed and trudged through his work, still barely awake but getting through regardless. Once he'd fixed the breakfast and set it aside for when the brats woke up, he pulled his coat on and made his way outside into the surrounding gardens.
It was time for a walk to calm himself down and shake the sleep from his eyes.

Not to mention that the master has complained that he was looking pale and tired lately, probably from lack of small breaks like this.
As he passed through the orchard he couldn't help but notice how well tended the garden was, and yet he'd never seen anyone work on it.
"Probably some witchcraft" he muttered sleepily. It was well known that the master was mostly demon and the mistress was partly a witch, not that it had mattered to him, in fact it was mostly out of curiosity that he had taken up this job.
Although so far he hadn't stumbled upon any secrets.
"Oh well" he thought to himself. "Bound to sooner or later! "