Asteria:
Sarah rushed to my side when the bath was ready; the other maids watched as she led me to the bathroom, holding my hand to steady my balance. I winced when I started walking. My body was sore from the night before. Henry wouldn’t let me rest, forcibly taking everything from me.
“Sarah, leave,” I said coldly, looking away from her. My mother did the same thing with her face. She always looked that way towards the servants. Sometime towards us, her children. I couldn’t show any emotion. I had to be distant.
I think I understand my mother more now. Her face was always void of emotion. She had to do the same. She had to be cold; otherwise, her servants, her children, wouldn’t respect her.
“Princess, our Master doesn’t want me to leave to alone. Please, let me help you,” Sarah
