[RP] De Altuna's Home

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This was one of his favourite rooms of the house that the Altuna family has recently adquired. The house had three main floors; in the first one can be found the entrance, the main dinning room, the living room with the big fireplace, a music room and the cooking room, which connected to the annex building destinated to the service. The second floor was divided mainly among the library, the bureau and the main sleeping room. Another small room that could be used as a private dinning room was also foun in this floor. Finnally the third floor contained two smaller bedrooms and a little games room.

After the affairs in Whitehall were solved and the new Queen had left with the Lady Regent Oduan went back to his own home and let himself fall on one of the sofas on the first floor living room. He was exhausted and closed his eyes for a few moments. But there were things to do.

He made a sign to one of the members of the service and asked him for some paper and writting tools. He quickly wrote a letter to Roberto_Bica

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To Roberto Bica

Greetings,

With pleasure I invite you to visit me on my London's residence and will be delighted if you could come to share some time with me.

Feel free to come as soon you recieve this letter.

Best wishes,

Oduan de Altuna
Duke of Medina las Torres

He dispatched the letter with a servant and waited for Roberto to arrive

That afternoon, Roberto was walking back from the church to his hotel, were he'd stayed since his arrival in Londen. When he entered te lobby, a servant came up to him and handed him a letter. Roberto was surprised. Who on earth would write hm a letter? maybe his parents? Hopefully it was good news. So he opend the letter quickly.

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To Roberto Bica

Greetings,

With pleasure I invite you to visit me on my London's residence and will be delighted if you could come to share some time with me.

Feel free to come as soon you recieve this letter.

Best wishes,

Oduan de Altuna
Duke of Medina las Torres

To his surprise, the letter was written by the man who helped him on one of the first days after his arrival. He already told him then to pay him a visit once, but because of the unpleasent situation with the queen's death and so, he decided it ws better to wait a while.

He already was dressed in his best suit. So he took the letter and walked to the House of the Duke of Medina las Torres.

When he arived there, he was astonished by the splender of the house. It was big and richly decorated. Roberto walked up the stairs to the front door and knocked.
After a little while, a servant opened the door and asked who he was. Roberto gave him the letter.

Can you please tell your master that Roberto van Zeller-Ferreira has arrived.
I come here on his request.

A servant announced the arrival of his guest and Oduan told him to let him in with a gesture. Roberto entered the room and Oduan smiled.

Welcome to my home Roberto. PLease take a seat. May I offer you any refreshment or even some spirituous drink? He said as he pointed to one of the sofas Thanks for coming so soon I was realy looking forward to have some chat with you. I have heard that you might definitively take the life of service to Our Lord. Is that true? If it is so can you tell me a little bit more about your vocation?

After a lttle while, the servant returned and lead him to the room where the Duke was waiting for him. Roberto took a seat on the sofa, appointed to him by the Duke. He listened to what the Duke had to say.

Thank you very much for your invitation, my lord Roberto hoped that that was the proper way to adress the Duke, for he was still very infamiliar with most of the English costums. As soon as i recieved the letter, I came over here. I can imagine that a man of your position doesn't like waiting very much. I've heard there are still so many things to do here.

Then Roberto took a look at the cabinet with al the bottles and saw one with a nice spanish wine.

If you don't mind, i would like to try that spanish wine over there. I presume it's from one of your families vineyards?

Then the Duke started to ask him about his vocation to the Lord. Fond memories came back into his mind, when he thought of is years in the monastry in Braga.

Well, my Lord, you may know that my parents run a winery near the city of Porto in Portugal. For ages we deliver the wine for the holy mass in the whole of Portugal. Therefor we have a good relationship with the portuguese clergy.
When i was a little boy, my parents send me to the monestry of São Martinho de Tibães, where i've been tought by the archbishop of Braga himself. He is e very god friend of our family.
For many years i've studied the holy books, and read many things about other riligions as well.
When i finished my aducation I wanted to become a priest in Portugal, but my father thought different.
He had planned for me to take over the family bussiness one day, so I had to learn about that as well.

At that time i was very disappointed, because i wanted to dedicate my life to the Lord. But then i talked to the Archbishop and he told me that my faith would probably be with another Lord. At first i didn't understand him quite well. But now i do.

For a moment Roberto paused, and took a deep breath.

So I did what my father told me to do, and learned all about wine making, Port wine in particular.
Then he send me to England to expand the bussiness.
A few days after my arrival i went to the church here in London.
To my great concern i found no one there.
It seems like this country is without fait or religion.

Then i remembered the words of the Archbishop.
I think it is my faith to help to people of England to find their way to the Lord, like i ouind my way to them.

With thirsty eyes, Roberto looked at the glass of wine. So much words had dried his tongue.

A servant warned Oduan of the arrival of the Lady Regent. He closed the book he was reading and asked the servant to introduce Lady Catherine into the living room. When she entered he stood up and kissed her hand

High Lady Regent, you honour my house with your visit. He said as he waited for the servants to leave the room. He waited to make sure that they were not on ear reach before putting away the formalities I've been missing you Cath, may you please take a seat? I have someone to introduce to you, his name is Roberto and is from Portugal. I hope that he might be a suitable candidate for being in charge of the parishes of Middlesex and become our new... bishop. In fact I have even asked him to consider the idea of becoming our family priest. Do you want to meet him?

Oduan heard the voice of Roberto on the hall. He told Catherine to wait and walked there.

Welcome Roberto, this is your home now you don't need to announce yourself. Just feel free to enter in any of the common rooms. He tooks Roberto by the arm and directs him to the living room The servants will take your belongings to the your room in the third floor don't worry about this. And now let me introduce you to Her High Lady Regent Catherine Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox. My fiancee. She will for sure be able to help you to make it into the clergy

Oduan took a seat and signaled another to Roberto waiting for him or Cath to speack