She continued her washing with the others. It wasn't very comfortable washing this kind of thick fabric because it absorbed the washing water too much and they became too heavy and puffy. Either way, she was able to finish just at the same time as the rest. They all rinsed the clothes accordingly and then spread them out on lines to dry After accomplishing this task they set off toward the imperial kitchen. All along Alex was only thinking about what she had heard before. She didn't know what to do with the new information, that she was indeed in the same place she had wanted to come. If only she had known about this before she had gone to the pale then...well she didn't even know what she might have done back then. It was all so confusing Should she leave the palace? Go searching in th

