Sakuya took the frame in her hands, treating it with a great deal more caution than she had before now that the enchantments were gone.
"I will, Lord Tepes." She bowed her head, not willing to risk anything deeper before turning and carefully walking off with it.
Setting it down on the table, Sakuya simply stared at the work for a long moment before beginning the process of removing the frame. Which was not as difficult as she imagined it would be, the protective spells having prevented the paint from sticking to it.
Thus revealed, the maid drew entirely new brushes and another bottle of cleaner before checking for any sort of damage. Of course there was none, but assuming would have been negligent on her part.
Brushing the surface with a clean and soft brush one more time, she put the mask on and began applying the solvant that would dissolve the dirty varnish. She worked even slower this time, risking less with her time abilities and working in smaller patches. She worked in angles, coaxing the layers of varnish out of every pit and bump.
It took a lot longer. Even without paint to repair. Lisa's portrait had a great deal more surface area. And not employing time's aid as much as she usually did, the entire process took over four hours. By the end the normally elegant maid was quite disheveled, her dress wrinkled, her hair frizzy, and the mask having left a red ring on her face.
She didn't stop yet though. she stepped back for only a moment to stretch and let her back pop before grabbing her watch. She allowed the cleaner to dry over the course of several minutes before varnishing the entire thing once more with a wide brush. Again, several layers.
Aiding the speed of drying once more she trimmed down the varnish's setting time to around twenty minutes before carefully replacing the frame. She had to take several moments to steady her hands before removing the mask and carrying the painting back into the throne room.
The painting looked almost new. Several areas near the frame still showed faint traces of the old varnish, still edged the painting where the frame met canvas, though it had obviously just been more stubborn than the rest due to how long the picture had sat in frame.
While not quite perfect, Sakuya had done no harm. And she had succeeded where it mattered most. Lisa herself was no longer dirtied by dirt and time and the painting's original color and vibrancy was again visible.
The human was trembling a little bit as she approached Dracula's throne, offering his treasure to him.
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"I will, Lord Tepes." She bowed her head, not willing to risk anything deeper before turning and carefully walking off with it.
Setting it down on the table, Sakuya simply stared at the work for a long moment before beginning the process of removing the frame. Which was not as difficult as she imagined it would be, the protective spells having prevented the paint from sticking to it.
Thus revealed, the maid drew entirely new brushes and another bottle of cleaner before checking for any sort of damage. Of course there was none, but assuming would have been negligent on her part.
Brushing the surface with a clean and soft brush one more time, she put the mask on and began applying the solvant that would dissolve the dirty varnish. She worked even slower this time, risking less with her time abilities and working in smaller patches. She worked in angles, coaxing the layers of varnish out of every pit and bump.
It took a lot longer. Even without paint to repair. Lisa's portrait had a great deal more surface area. And not employing time's aid as much as she usually did, the entire process took over four hours. By the end the normally elegant maid was quite disheveled, her dress wrinkled, her hair frizzy, and the mask having left a red ring on her face.
She didn't stop yet though. she stepped back for only a moment to stretch and let her back pop before grabbing her watch. She allowed the cleaner to dry over the course of several minutes before varnishing the entire thing once more with a wide brush. Again, several layers.
Aiding the speed of drying once more she trimmed down the varnish's setting time to around twenty minutes before carefully replacing the frame. She had to take several moments to steady her hands before removing the mask and carrying the painting back into the throne room.
The painting looked almost new. Several areas near the frame still showed faint traces of the old varnish, still edged the painting where the frame met canvas, though it had obviously just been more stubborn than the rest due to how long the picture had sat in frame.
While not quite perfect, Sakuya had done no harm. And she had succeeded where it mattered most. Lisa herself was no longer dirtied by dirt and time and the painting's original color and vibrancy was again visible.
The human was trembling a little bit as she approached Dracula's throne, offering his treasure to him.