Chapter 33

LEONIE

I glanced at the queen mother, and she could barely looked at me in the eye. The guards pulled me harshly forward, and before long I was back in the hall where I had stayed earlier. But, instead of taking me to my room. They dragged me to another room.

There, I saw Tina and two other women that I didn’t know. They were dressed in a small outfit that had the word maid in front and back like a badge.

I wanted to cry at the pain of these words. I had never imagined that I would stay in the presence of a maid, long enough for me to blend in as part of them. I was a damn scientist for crying out loud.

This wasn’t fair one bit.

“Thanks guards, I will carry on from here,” Tina said calmly.

The other guards nodded, and soon they let go of my arm. It felt like there was no blood there anymore because of the pressure they had exerted on it. I didn’t want to cry out of the pains I was feeling. I had to be strong. There was still a long way to go.

I looked down at the floor, and suddenly,