"I was responsible for both deaths, your grace. For his majesty and for my daughter"
The woman's shoulders quivered and more tears fell from her eyes. She was keeping this fact hidden in her heart all her life and it had corroded her heart. But now that she had confessed it, she felt lighter. Better and she was able to breathe again.
"I thought that he would kill me since he did not have any use for me. But he enjoyed my struggles. So he cursed me. But he did not do it by himself. There was a man in the cloak. I did not see his face but he spoke ancient language that I could not understand. He cursed me that if I ever took his name or whispered the secrets of the palace, I would die. I am sure the same curse was placed on my daughter.
