What else…ah, you'll be wanting ta know about our little Ellie, Lady Elenore ta you and most others. The star shine of her parents eyes when she came along, not that they weren't happy about the boys, Lord Jurin and Lord Keric. Finest lads. But being Taniford and, even if something like a sixth or seventh cousin, the Lady Vy was wanting a girl something awful, someone ta look after the lands and keep things after her and all. They were right sure it weren't ever gonna happen, but the Guardians decided ta finally bless 'em with the girl they were wanting. Though not quite everything they were hoping for, seemed before long they knew something weren't quite right about her. Didn't cry much at all, or give up many giggles, ya know the sorts babies go about giving. Sure she'd smile and by the stars, she'd track ya with them dark eyes of hers. Though just as often she'd be focused on something random or rightly nothing at all, yet seemed to be beyond fascinated with it. Was the oddest sort of thing, bit creepy at times really, and she was a bit slow off on the moving, but once she did there weren't a thing she did that weren't as graceful as a butterfly dancing on a whisper. Could mesmerize a person by alrights….Still can, wait til one of the festivals come around, you'll be one of them staring but if ya can tear yer eyes away, you'll see how she just manages to capture everyone's attention once she takes ta dancing.
And the talking, just as with the crying, it just didn't seem to interest her much. They feared she might be one of them mutes for the longest time. Then one day she just upped and started speaking, full sentences and all, skipped right over the rest. Plum near shocked her poor mother's heart, especially since..well…as the story goes..that when Ellie finally decided talking was worthwhile it was to point out what needed correcting with some of the calculating in the business ledgers Lady Vy had been working on. Her Ladyship wasn't sure what to be more shocked about, that Lady Elenore finally was speaking or that fact the little five year old was actually right.
Ya might be thinking that's purely hogwash, but there is truth ta that, that girl been helping figure and keep the books straight as can be ever since. They ain't ever figured where she picked it up, or if it just rightly been with her all along, but that girl can sum and figure things quicker than lightening. Even if the rest don't seem ta quite be a thing she can much handle more than a day or so, Lady Elenore knows how ta do it right as rain. But well…she does have a way of getting distracted, goes on talking about the colors and before ya know it, she's caught up in some new painting. Most often not able ta stop until she's done with it, plum near forgets ta eat even. Though don't be thinking she's not got a clue what else is going on about her when she's in that sort of mind, Might not be responding ta ya, or anything else, but the moment it's done…By the Guardians, she's commented about something you were quite sure ya got away with the hour before.
The works are something ta behold ta, seen few better rightly. Seems a thing she came by just like the numbers, though they did get some tutors out ta give her instruction proper along with the rest of her lessons. Always been keeping an eye on her, and tucked away tighter than most do with their girls. No wonder really with how she can be. The poor thing does seem to realize she's not quite right and I can see it causing worry in her at times, especially when she has ta go out beyond her family. Like she knows her proper manners, she been taught them well, but seems now and again she just doesn't know how to apply them or plum forgotten quite how they work, yet doesn't realize and wonders why she's getting' odd looks. Hard ta tell sometimes now though, seems she's taken ta some tricks for covering things like that, easiest ta know something's gone off with her though is to watch her eyes, you'll see there how the worry and confusion comes.
But well….Lady Elenore being a fine young woman, twenty-two by her last birthday….Lady Vy and Lord Davil know it's high time they least try to see if someone can be matched proper with her, they're right picky though, case with the grace that girl got she can dance like the wind itself so ain't like there ain't been any interest in her. Considering her ways though, really no surprise at them wanting to see her set with someone who'd care and look after her proper, ya know, some not just interested in the fine way she dances. Nevermind those brothers of hers, sure they tease her in their own way, but they're a protective lot should any dare do the same. The girl is just as loyal in turn rightly to any she holds dear.
Oh and ya should know, they don't often let her go about by herself, usually nothing ta worry about but there have been a time or two she's just rather wandered off, following after some colors or another and ends up missing fer a few days turning everyone inside out trying ta find her. Only ta have her show up on her own, mostly no worse for wear and excited about the pattern she found talking about it and not quite realizing she's been gone so long for them to be all up in arms and ain't usually ate a thing either. Once ya been on awhile, they might have you tag after her as well, just the way of it, but means they've taken ta trusting ya. And don't go looking like that, it ain't ta bad, ya get used ta the odd talking soon enough and overall she's a fine girl .
What da I mean by Colors? Not rightly sure how ta explain it cause none of us quite really know, it's just what she says when she's studying something awful serious like and starts following after something, it's like she is seeing something none of us can. Started calling them her colors, or sometimes just the colors. I think she just see's some of this world deeper than we all do, helps her in doing those fine paintings, and even with the book keepings. If ya can grab a peek at 'em some time, even them ledgers end up being a right piece of fine art with that writing of hers.
I think about sum's our Ellie up, now best be covering the particulars about how things are sorted down at the…..