LAYLA
Using my apron to wipe my hands, I observed the dough rising in the stone oven.
I smiled as the aroma of roasted meat and baked bread filled the kitchen.
While the other maids were kneading dough, chopping vegetables and stirring pots I noticed that some of them were giggling at something.
I shook my head and gave a small smile .
I felt at home here even though I was the Luna.
Perhaps it was because I enjoyed its normalcy, the sensation of accomplishing a straightforward simple task.
But as soon as I looked out the window, my peaceful moment was destroyed and my heart sank immediately
At first I wasn't really sure of what I was seeing and I blinked rapidly.
Young women in a long line were dragged into the courtyard. Their faces were bruised, their wrists were bound and th
