I followed the guards quietly out of the room, and down the hallway. The news of my stealing must have gone out because all the maids kept staring at me with disdain.
"I heard she is the Prince's mistress," one of the maids said.
"She can't be. The Prince won't choose a thief as his mistress" another said.
"I can't believe she is a thief. She is too beautiful to be one"
I listened to their conversations and I felt embarrassed. I was innocent of the crime they accused me of but I could not even stand up for myself. I was taken to the cell and locked up. I had worries I might not be able to leave here since all evidence pointed towards me and there is no one aside from Mira, who will believe me. I doubted if Mira believes me completely. I had not seen Bella or Luella. I sat down on the c
