-Laelia-
I quietly left the catacombs and moved toward the surface again, but just as I entered the hallway mostly used by servants, I heard yelling from outside the kitchen. I made sure to stay in the shadows as I listened in.
Liz’s voice was the one booming from within, “The cakes! Get them ready and bring them to her!”
Her? Who was she talking about?
“No, no, no, that is supposed to be vanilla, not strawberry! The queen can’t have that,” Liz said.
The… queen? It was then that I realized who she was speaking of—Erika. That couldn’t be. Erika was in the South with Blaze. She couldn’t be here, but who else could it be? I clenched my fists at my sides as I looked toward the stairs leading up to where she had to be lounging around, then back to the exit leading to my freedom.
I knew
