Just as quickly, Sally started down her path again, smiling widely and greeting everyone she met. She stared at the wrapped bundles in her hands. She didn’t pay much for them at all. All the sellers seemed to know her from back in the days in the Mombana kingdom. Some gave it to her for free. The others sold it to her at a very cheap rate. Sally still had almost all the money she had budgeted when she went to the market. The money she made from the little time she worked as the help.
It surprised Sally when she got to the door and found it open, but couldn’t find her princess. Where was she?
“My princess?” Sally dumped everything on the table and headed out in search of her.
She started from the small laundry room at the back of the palace to the bush where some maids cut grass. None of
