Shilla sat in Lucy's carriage calmly. For some reason, she felt no anxiety. Going to the palace in the life of a maid, is a big deal; more important than one's wedding day. She understood that she should feel excited, but she felt no such joy. She noticed the guards did not stop her carriage at all. It seems all knew that one ought not to stop Lady Wickshire's carriage. She guessed that they assumed it was the lady herself, that was sitting in the carriage.
All, except the royal family, usually had to stop at the palace gates and walk in; but she was not stopped. It was a smooth journey. The carriage stopped, yet she made no attempt to come out.
The carriage driver rushed over to open her door and she descended to the ground.
Maybe because this was the palace, even the sand beneath her
