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The only thing distinctive about the palace was its staff. Quiet, fast, efficient, and unquestionably loyal, nobody else could get the maids to clean so carefully, the cooks to take such great care in preparing food while keeping all the house's secrets… secret.
The owner of the house, a supporter of the Society of Learning, accepted the cup of tea from the butler and continued the conversation, unhindered by the presence of the servants.
It's not like they could reveal his secrets. None of the servants would. The magical loyalty oath they swore prevented them from that.
A practice banned since the time of the Reformation.
But laws and rules weren't made for the owner of the house. Didn't his family belong to one of Kalmar's greatest families? Which, according to unverified rumors,
