The princess's piercing words sliced through the air like a cold wind, striking Era with a force she had never experienced before. She recoiled, trembling, as Aurianna's wrath continued to build.
"Do you truly believe that my mother would have chosen you to be my head maid if you were so called poor?" Aurianna spat, "My mother would never stop so low to hire a poor person to work for royalty. That sly mouth of yours is starting to piss me off."
Era's heart raced with fear and desperation as she pleaded. "Please, princess," she begged, her voice barely above a whisper. "I had no choice but to follow my father's commands. My family was in dire straits, and we needed the money to survive. And I had no other choice. To take some money…"
"Which you stole from me.." Aurianna continued as she got off her seat.
