Clara d'Ellébeuse : eli Erään menneitten aikojen nuoren tytön historia

A gentle sunrise filters through lace curtains as Clara d’Ellébeuse awakens in a quiet manor that seems to breathe with history. She stretches, watches the ticking clock, and lets her thoughts drift to the portrait of her uncle Joachim and his enigmatic bride, Laure. The house stirs around her—creaking stairs, the chirp of canaries, a bowl of plump grapes in her hand—painting a world that is both intimate and expansive.

Clara dresses in a sun‑hat crowned with daisies, steps into a garden alive with hummingbirds, rose‑bushes, and the lingering scent of distant orchards. As the day progresses, a formal invitation arrives: a distinguished guest, Herra d’Astin, will visit before noon. While the household prepares, Clara’s quiet imagination wrestles with reverent wonder and the first flickers of doubt, hinting at secrets that linger just beyond the chapel’s stone arches.