“Of course,” Mesilla happily accompanies me to the baths I breathe in a sigh of relief as we enter. Zen can come inside— The sound of footsteps catches my attention. More than one person’s. “Did the rest of the maids come inside?” I ask Mesilla “Don’t you remember, Lady Dinah? You told us the Em

I don’t get another chance to talk Zen before leaving for the Empress’ Palace, since Lukas came to drag him to the drill halls. Something about Lukas finally getting a day off and planning on making Zen sparr with his brothers for bets. “Her Majesty and the Luna of the Haraldsen House await you, La

Wait, what? Were we just speaking in another language?! It all sounded like plain English to me!! “So she does.” The Empress agrees “I will admit I had my doubts, but it seems she really does know her way around words all over the world.” “You really flatter me, Your Highness.” I manage to say pe

A thought occurs to me, and I bite the inside of my cheek, stringing together a question. “Your Majesty,” I say with practiced formality “I know it may be presumptuous of me, but may I ask something?” “You’ve already asked me something.” The Empress snorts “What is it, Dinah?” “Is there som

The underground library is cold. It’s somewhere around evening, I can guess. I’ve been coming to the underground library after the Empress lets me go after accompanying her the whole day. I lean back against a bookshelf, my head hurting like something ran over it. Tomorrow is the banquet. Right