Ceres ~ “Did you hear?” I heard one servant say to another. From their voices, I knew who they were. Ulia and Olga who coincidentally both came from one of the small border towns surrounding Edoril. Because they came from the same town, they became very close friends. They specialised in spreading gossip though, and not the fun kind. While I did the dishes, I listened closely to their conversation behind me. I had been far too busy recently to see Juno and ask how she was doing. But I knew she had made it to the finals. Everyone was talking about it. Nobody expected the human slave girl to go so far. She surpassed females from even the purest of lineages. Now she was in the finals and I truly hoped she would win…gods I hoped she would! My life would change drastically for the

