"You know many languages. It comes across like you have been to school," Maria said to her. It was a big deal in their community to send their girls to school.
"Do people from here not go to school?" Persephone weakly asked her. She was talking to her because she didn't want to fall unconscious.
"We are poor people. We can't afford to send our girls to school here. Moreover, our locality doesn't allow girls to study as their only job is to marry a husband and become a good wife to him by bearing him children," Maria answered in a neutral tone. "However, our king has taken many initiatives to make sure every child in the empire gets education. Still, we poor people can't afford it despite the fact that education is cheap in our country."
"King? Is your King named Leonardo?" Persephone mumbled.
