Lilja narrowed her eyes as she nodded to the staff. "The "little ones" as you call them appear more human. Like Dolls more than clanks, really." Mr. Butler nodded. "Their external surfaces have soft leather and chamois nicely polished to simulate skin. I believe your uncle wanted attendance by maidens of a more human appearance. I should really say no more, Madame." Lilja sighed. "As I learn more of him I find him a very different person than I remember as a little girl. I'll retire and see you in the morning when I break fast." "As you wish, Madame. Raven and Crow will attend to all your requirements and stand near your room throughout the night should any need occur. Good night and sleep well." Mr. Butler called to the little maid on the steps in the whirring, clicking language of clanks and it nodded. As she ascended the stairs with the little servant clank called Raven, Lilja considered it. It occurred to her that her Uncle dangerously approached the limits of the laws that forbad the simulation of humans with mechanical artifice. Molly's art notes: Set up and rendered in Poser 12.0.500 with the Superfly Cycles 2 rendering engine. Lilja is based on La Femme with textures and morphs by Tempesta3d and Afrodite-ohki. The Butler and head maid are based on a mannequin by Cybertenko. The Maid Servants are based on the ball-joint doll by Studio Maya. The scene includes the modular mansion by Blue Tree Studios. If you wish to see the whole series in order this is most easily accomplished at my Deviant Art site. It begins here: https://www.deviantart.com/mollyfootman/art/Lilja-Darkstar-ponders-875997592