She breezed into the room and dropped into the chair. Seated directly in front of the Madame's desk, Adelle had a perfect image of the woman, dwarfed as she was by the window in front of her.
"You wanted to see me?" Adelle asked, eying her fingernails with boredom. Adelle was feeling quite at ease today, with nothing much to worry about in her world. To her, this was just another routine visit with the Madame, a possible scolding, nothing more. After all her years, Adelle was used to the Madame's wrath, and wasn't really afraid of punishment any more.