To celebrate the fall of the empire's enemy, the kingdom of eldana—the emperor had announced that there would be celebrations all throughout the land for three months.
That meant that it was a very busy time for everybody in the capital, especially for those who worked in the royal palace. Balls were planned for every three days, sumptuous feasts would be presented every night, and there would be endless parties open to the public.
Because of all this added work, the palace staff had hired more workers and taken in more slaves.
She should have been busy managing the new staff, but instead she had to deal with that idiotic boy!
But because he was a "pleasure slave" she couldn't discipline him the way she would with an unruly maid.
The purpose of a "pleasure slave" was to entertain important guests in whichever way they were asked to.
The palace would buy them from high end brothels that had taken the time to train and discipline them. And because they were regarded as gifts for entertainment—they had to be treated delicately…
When the festivities had been announced, a very wealthy guest from the northern lands had requested for a recently trained and 'unbroken' pleasure slave to keep him company during his stay.
It had taken a while for them to find a suitable one, but the one they had procured exceeded their efforts. He had come from a mid-tier brothel, but his looks could have placed him in the high-tier brothel exclusive to nobles.
They had been able to purchase him at a bargain price!
But on the night he had been presented to the guest, he had kicked up a storm — crying that he didn't want to be with an old and ugly man!
The guest was absolutely humiliated!
They had to give him two of their best courtesans to make up for the embarrassment he had suffered.
To finish it off, the boy had been so distraught over the situation that he had tried to hang himself with bed sheets!
Once they found him and insured he still had a pulse they had thrown him into an isolation room in the staff dungeons.
It was decided he would be to sold off to a different brothel.
To insure that they could get the highest price he couldn't be too damaged, for that reason he had been released after one day.
Even though his stay was short, it seemed to have subdued his spoiled temper. He had been quite the entire way up to his temporary room.
*KNOCK* *KNOCK*
"Come in." A timid looking maid popped out from behind her office door.
"What is it?"
-"It's a letter from the aide of the third prince." The maid held it up with both hands in proper deference, the prince's royal seal could clearly be seen.
The stewardess sighed to herself, it was rare that anyone from the royal family communicated with the staff. This meant that he was probably asking for something that was going to make busier than she already was.
"Leave it here, and get back to your duties." The maid placed the letter on the stewardess's desk and immediately scampered off.
Once the maid had closed the door the stewardess opened the letter.
Everyone in proximity of her office heard a loud groan and a deep sigh that seemed to pierce the most tired of souls.