Arielle's return to the Nieverdell palace did not get much attention. Tania and Sasha became more worried because neither of Arielle's siblings approached the girl to intimidate her. Even Queen Rosalie and Andrea seemed to leave her alone.
The strange air lasted for days. Not that Arielle wished to be bullied. However, the calmness felt eerie and it bothered her. Every time she passed her siblings, they deliberately turned around or walked past her as if no one had seen her.
There was no hit to the head, no one accidentally bumped her into falling, no one called her a witch's daughter and so on. The other maids also seemed to be avoiding her.
Arielle did not know for sure what had happened, but the calm and peaceful atmosphere made Arielle uncomfortable. Sasha had asked one of the northern spies disguised as a palace guard about what happened.
