“Are you really sure about going to the palace, duchess?”
Slithen looked at her maid. “Pretty sure. I need to talk to the king before that guard could. Deception is scary and it might be that Knight’s asset that is why he was sent here.”
“Are you not just being paranoid?”
Slithen removed her wine red hat. She was wearing a below the knee laced dress that matched the color of her hat.
“Being paranoid is the result of what happened to me. We have been attacked. Strip from our throne. Starved and broke our family apart. You would not know that any minute those people who have caused you that can appear right in front of you. And they really are.”
“But duche—”
Slithen stopped on what she was about to say because she no longer wanted to hear anything that was against her decision. She al
