Chapter 20

Athena's POV

I told Lupe how I got to the festival in the end. She and the other girls were all shocked and happy to hear this. I told them about Zeifa, and they were very interested in what I had to say. I don't know when it happened, but soon we all got used to each other. It soon seemed like we were long time friends.

Lupe told me, "Your hair and make-up are done, but they are still making your dress." She told me, "You're taller than us, so none of our clothes fit you," and I agreed. Lupe offered to show me around when I wanted to ask what they were going to make me wear. I said yes without even thinking about it because I still wanted to get out of that place.

I thought at first that it was just a small wing of the castle where these women would be locked up, but it turned out that it was a whole floor of the castle just for them. Everyone there was a woman. I did see a few men here and there, but Lupe told me they were eunuchs.

The whole place was split up and given to different