Rumors and gossip spread far too quickly before the Queen of Hearts could even ask everyone involved to be beheaded. Though something like that would often send shivers down the spine of the servants and even the guards of the Castle of Hearts, although as of recent behaviour—she was somewhat startling.
There was word and even confirmation that the Queen of Hearts, Her Majesty, began to show a certain favour towards a servant. A female servant to be precise.
Or to be more specific, all of their meals were prepared by a certain young woman who wasn't even working at the Royal Kitchen! Preposterous! But it was also due to this reason that the soldier that had been tasked by the Queen of Hearts to get a pitcher of lemonade and desserts approached Mary Ann.
