Kyra was thoroughly enjoying her break from working. She spent the first part of her break in Verlent, spending time with Kyler and then her overexcitable cousins. Upon returning to Central, she cleaned Emberly’s room, as she was directed, and started spending an enormous amount of time in the stables. She claimed to Stefan that she was only there to take care of Feste while the squires were away, but even he could see they were becoming great friends.
And Kyra wished desperately that she could tell them the truth.
The servants were not told when the squires would be returning to the castle, and she knew it was because they were expected to keep the rooms clean. Kyra did not care much for that manipulation. Instead, she cleaned every other day, venturing off into different parts of the
