Elvanya's Pov
Being the King’s personal servant was a totally different and scary change from my old life. I didn’t spend my days scrubbing floors in the dark, lower halls anymore. Now I was always up high in the palace. I was always near the King’s chamber or his study. I was closer to the power and closer to the constant danger lurking in the high places.
My duties kept me busy all the time. I brought the King his meals on trays. I cleaned his chamber and his study very carefully, I brought him fresh water and tidied his heavy cloaks and armor. I spent hours every day in parts of the palace that most other servants never saw or even knew existed. The other slaves mostly stayed in the lower wings or near the kitchens, I was constantly moving through the high, secret places where the po
