Even if she wad completely devoted and grateful to Nadia, Portia could not resist tis overwhelmingcfeeling of love and, with permission and a long tearful goodbyes with the Countess, went on a travel journey with her lover, leaving Nadia a letter of recommendation about the person to whom she was ready to entrust the most important person to her.
Remembering again that her dearest assistant was unlikely to return, Nadia sighed sitting in her bathtub, relaxing and thinking about who would take Portia's place. Suddenly letter that her dearest friend had left appeared in her mind once again and later, she seated in her chambers, re-reading it with a slight grin on her lips. If Portia praises someone like that, then they're clearly worth attention.
That same day she sent a maid for this unknown person.