Shirogane is considerably less light on his feet as he follows along after her, the picture of a duitiful servant who is on the verge of having a very long day.

"Of course they won't get wet, Miss," he reassured her. "I'll run back to the house to fetch some oilcloth if it starts raining. He hoped the rain would wait and get it over with while they were all sleeping to spare him the pleasure of trying to do his job in the wet.