Eight two

SERVANT

It wasn't too long when they reached the town that Madonna dropped off the trunk and bid farewell to Ayla - one of the maids. Then she headed back home as soon as possible.

Hours went by and it soon turned into days. Days came and left, turning into weeks. During those times, Ayla has grown familiar to the mansion and each of the happenings both in and out of it. She knows all.

When Ayla thought about the time she would have to serve King Rhobart’s dinner, she imagined that he would be eating alone. But now she saw how wrong she had been. At a long, big table King Rhobart sat together with his paladins. The food was already on the table, but no one was eating.

There was no servant in the room ready to serve the food. Ayla frowned. Surely she won’t be serving all of them.

She fisted her hands to hide how nervous she felt while she studied the King and the Paladins. The men were dressed in simple tunics and were chatting among themselves. To her relief, they haven’t observed h