Her Disobedience

Almira turned to face her after sensing her presence, initially reacting with astonishment and then frowning. As she approached her, she peered down to see what she was doing. She inquired casually, "What do I have to do here?" Almira addressed the toolbox next to her, "Why are you here?" Valine approached it, picking up a plant cutter as she went, saying, "To fulfill my duty." She was aware that she needed to remove the dry leaves from the flowerbed. The garden was well kept and healthy, there is nothing much to do. Almira knelt down once more to complete her chore since she didn't want the glaring midday light to hit her. After five minutes, Almira thought of a question. "Are you assigned here?" Valine continued to search for some dried leaves on the plant's stem. "No, I am assigned to a different job but Lara seemed to like it so I let her" Almira chuckled. "Well, as long as the alpha is unaffected, that could be acceptable" On hearing the words, Valine's hand suddenly hung in the a