“Is this alright, Your Majesty? Do you want me to tighten it some more?” the maid asked after pulling her hands away. Arina turned left and right in front of the mirror, observing the hairdo the girl had been working on for the last hour. Her hair was pulled up and twisted in a series of knots that looked like flowers. There were so many pins in her head that she felt like her body was unbalanced, but the end result was really striking.
“It’s perfect, thank you,” she smiled, and the girl beamed with pride. Arina’s Head Maid brought her crown, and the girl adjusted it carefully on the Empress’s head while Arina tried to hold back a groan at the weight.
When she was done, Arina got up, and two of the maids rushed to her side, reaching out to catch her hands. She held back the urge to tell
