As always, the butler was just out of Ashley's sight, but perched just behind the door, he saw and heard everything.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk…" He said as he stepped into view. "Where do you think you're going?" He was now blocking her path, his arms outstretched.
"It's not wise to anger the master. You should be grateful for how he cares for you. He saved you from the syndicate. And now here you are, sulking, acting as if he is the villain in this story. What if he was to change his mind and send you back there? Well?" The butler was giving this scare tactic his best effort. He thought that innocent girls like Ashley were easily scared. It's just a ploy to scare so she won't try to runaway. He likes her innocence for his young master.
And he was exactly right. Ashley, being naïve, believed it at once, seeing the stern look on the butler's face. The same stern look as his boss.
