Before being an employee in the mansion you need to sign a soul contract which includes not disclosing anything related to the Archduke and not having any thoughts about betraying the Archduke,otherwise you will die
After learning magic you are also allowed to leave the mansion and walk your own path but nobody chooses that option as they want to repay the Archduke's grace,and to work for him for their whole lifetime is the best possible way for them
After Mia and Jane went to the maids quarters on the ship,Rebecca closed the door and looked around the cabin
She noticed that there is a well crafted white wardrobe,a small round table with four chairs placed around it in the middle of the cabin,a large comfortable bed attached to the corner of the room and a bedside table beside it and a exquisite dressing table
And there is also a door inside the room,she guessed that it is leading to the bathroom
Rebecca drew a chair towards the window and sat on it
The window of the cabin is very large for watching the view of the ocean and the sky
She felt that that the speed of the ship has slowed down a bit
She rested her head on her hands,on the window sill as she tilted her head to look at the magnificent and peaceful sight through the window
Birds flying across the sky,sun reflecting on the shimmering water in the ocean,clouds moving with the ship and dolphins jumping out of the water
It was a beautiful sight to behold
Rebecca looked at the view in front of her as she was lost in thought,feeling the breeze across her warm cheeks
The Magic Empire is the only empire which knows how to use mana from our surroundings and how much advance the Empire is nobody knows since the empire is the most secure empire in the world
The border of the empire has the elite border soldiers guarding it
No outsiders are allowed to enter the empire and it is said that all the citizens of the empire must sign a soul contract after their birth;of not trying to discuss anything related to magic to people who have not signed the empire's soul contract,not to anything that leads to betray the empire and not give any magic tools to people who have not signed the empire's soul contract
If they try to do any of these,their body will try to stop them,signal them in some way but if they still go on with their action without paying attention to this 'signal' then their body will explode on spot
Maybe this is the reason Jane and Evan didn't say anything related to magic to her and told her that she will know after arriving at the empire
Maybe she will also need to sign the soul contract
But what if somebody tries to hypnotise the people and use this loophole to destroy the citizens of the empire
Well since she can think of it,the Empire must have thought of it either so they must have a solution to this loophole in the contract
For the past seven months,the Empire is constantly conquering the nearby kingdoms because the emperor wants to expand his territory
The conquered kingdoms which are being exposed to magic,obviously after signing the empire's soul contract,they can learn magic who isn't happy to know to learn magic
So even if they lost their kingdom they don't feel sad on the contrary they feel delightful that the empire conquered their kingdom so that they can learn magic
All of a sudden Rebecca remembered the earlier words of Jane which was filled with pride and pure admiration
'My lord is the blade and pride of our Empire,everybody of the empire respects him a lot.It is almost like we have two kings in our Empire as he makes the empire feel very safe,we believe that there is nothing that his grace couldn't solve
He may have a cold face and may be cold hearted and ruthless but that's only towards his enemies or people who have bad intentions towards him,he loves his family a lot and can do anything for them and he treats his own people very good;he is very generously to his own people and to people who treats him sincerely
So your highness,you don't need to fear the Archduke or to worry about how he will treat you,as long as you treat his grace sincerely and have no bad intentions towards him he will never treat you badly so rest assured'
Rebecca felt that all the worries in her heart disappeared,she knows that she should not trust Jane's words completely,she could only judge after meeting the Archduke whether Jane's words are true but her instinct told her that she could trust Jane's words and that she is sincere towards her and she was sure that the admiration in her voice wasn't fake
So Jane must not have lied to her
After contemplating for a while,she suddenly felt a little shy thinking of her marriage with the heroic Archduke
She wonders how her future husband would look like,will he be handsome,will he be tall,will he like her
Thinking about all of these Rebecca felt bashful as her face started burning up
-knock-
While Rebecca was in her own little world she heard a knock
She straightened her back and looked at the direction of the door
"Come in",Rebecca said
The door opened and Mia and Jane walked in
Mia was holding a tray,she said to Rebecca,"Your highness,it's time for your lunch now"
"It's time for lunch",she asked in a startled way
She was so much engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't even noticed that it was time for lunch
"Yes,your highness"Mia answered as she placed the tray on the table
Looking at the food on the table she gasped
"Oh my god there's so much food"Rebecca said with wide eyes
Jane chuckled as she said to Rebecca,"Your highness,you are supposed to eat way more food that this but Mia said that since you used to eat almost no food you may not be able to eat that much amount of food
so I came up with a plan,we will increase the quantity of your food step by step;after you get used to eating this amount of food we will increase the quantity of food"
"You must finish all the food on the table,your highness"Mia spoke in a stern voice as her eyes glinted sharply
Rebecca felt the pressure and she looked at the food on the table as she gulped nervously,actually she didn't feel hungry at all but looking at Mia it seems that if she does not finish eating all of it she will be throw out of the ship,into the ocean by Mia
Her reaction looks like she is not eating food but going on a war
Mia and Jane secretly laughed at Rebecca's reaction
When she put the food on her mouth,she suddenly felt very hungry just like she always does when she starts eating so she eat the food slowly so that her stomach does not feel that hungry after eating
but today she can't stop eating,it must be because the food is very appetising and even after finish eating she still felt hungry
she wanted to ask for more food but she felt embarrass to ask
Mia knew what Rebecca is trying to say
"Your highness you must not eat so much food all at once,you will get stomach problems"Mia said to Rebecca
Rebecca felt disappointed after hearing what Mia said but she knows that Mia is thinking about her health
After eating she felt a bit sleepy so she sent Mia and Jane out of the room as she slumped on the comfortable mattress of the bed,she looked at the ceiling as her eyes slowly closed and she drifted off to sleep
When she woke up it was already evening
She rang the bell which is located near the bed;it's a kind of button,when pressing it the watch on Jane's hand will notify her by making the sound of the bell
After some time Jane and Mia came
"You woke up,your highness"Jane said gently
"Yes and I want to have my dinner early and have a bath then hit the bed again"Rebecca said
Even after having a nap she is still feeling tired today so she want to sleep early today
"Yes your highness we will go and bring your food but it will take some time so please wait patiently",said Jane as she took Mia with her and went out of the room
After fifteen minutes,Mia and Jane brought the food and placed it on the table
Rebecca's eyes glowed as she gobbled up all the food on the table in no time
After resting a bit on the chair after eating as Mia and Rebecca cleaned the table
She wanted to help too but she controlled herself by telling herself that,'you have to get used to this,Rebecca'
"Now I want to take a bath"Rebecca said as she stood up from the chair and walked towards the bathroom
Mia said,"Your highness,we have prepared your bath while you were eating"
Jane said,"yes and we will help you bath,your highness"
Rebecca's steps paused as she thought that she so focused on eating that she didn't notice their such big movements
Then she remembered that maids help a noble to wash up
Rebecca screamed in her heart
'WHAT ?! NO WAY !!!'