Gideon
“What is going on in here?” I demanded.
I had followed an inexplicably familiar scent to one of the servants’ break rooms. Something about it drew me in. I couldn’t resist the urge to investigate.
I recognized the mute maid that Nora was so attached to. She was on the ground with several other servants surrounding her. They were obviously in the middle of assaulting her.
I was annoyed. I moved her to the palace so that the bullying would stop. She was a stranger to me, but she was Nora’s friend. I owed Nora my life. Helping one servant escape a group of bullies was a small enough favor to ask, so I’d agreed.
Only now I saw that the palace servants weren’t much kinder than the lower ranked maids. It was irritating. I expected better behavior from them.
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