Hilda goes to the grand hall

"Everyone, I have an announcement to make!" Yells Hilda as she walks naked and barefoot past the portraits of her ancestors, each one in a solid gold frame encrusted with jewels.

She goes to the main hall, calling out for everyone to join her there as she climbs the steps to the lord-of-the-house's seat and plops her bare butt down on the elegant throne-like chair with a skin-slapping *smack*.

Massive tapestries depicting her heroic lineage and their impressive deeds hang on either side of her. The intricately weaved images of armored, fearsome figures standing over slain foes serves as quite the contrast to the naked, weak-willed figure that now runs the house (for a few more hours anyway).

Sally quickly rushes in and stands by her mistress's side, looking up to her with baited breath and complete devotion as the other servants of the house file in.