The strange guard

Natalie

I walked out of his room and headed to my room. "Good morning, my lady," the guard greeted with a slight bow. I nodded my head acknowledging his greeting.

He reached out to the door, opened it,t and stepped aside. I nodded my head and walked into the room with a cold look on my face.

I let out an exasperated sigh and slumped hard on the couch behind me. I laid on the couch relaxing my stressed body.

I looked up with a cold look on my face as a loud knock landed at the door. "Come in," I said coldly, and two maids walked in with a tape measurement around their necks and a notebook on their palms.

"Good morning, my lady," they greeted with their head bowed in respect.

"What do you want?" I asked as I sat up properly on the couch.

"We're here to take your measurements, my lady," she said.

"You can go ahead," I said as I stood up from the couch.

The maid, who seems to be older, walked closer to me and placed the tape on my arm to get my length or so.

"We're done," she sai