“Three confirmed transfers in two years,” Jeremy said.
He spread the records across the strategy table.
Each page used different language.
Unsuitable temperament.
Repeated carelessness.
Failure to respect household boundaries.
The result remained the same.
A young maid had been assigned to rooms used by Silas Morland. Within weeks, she had disappeared from palace service.
Evelyn read every line.
One family had received six months of wages after their daughter was dismissed for theft.
Another had been paid to relocate beyond Greyhaven’s eastern boundary.
The third servant had left without references and vanished from the employment rolls entirely.
“Who approved the transfers?” Evelyn asked.
Jeremy placed three smaller slips beside the records.
“The senior housekeeper signed tw
