Nova had decided to use her free time that morning to take a look around the palace. The butler had recommended that the East garden was one of the main attraction of the palace, and now Nova was here, she had to agree with him.
The East garden was a beautiful place with a lot of exotic green plants and flowers, but it was too big for her to explore. Turning around, she headed out of the garden and back inside the palace. Walking towards the kitchen so she could quench her thirst, she stopped when she heard some of the servants gossiping amongst themselves and judging by the tone they spoke in, one could deduce that they were quite interested in the topic of discussion and could also detect a hint of displeasure as well.
Nova hid by the walls to listen to what they were talking about making sure she was as quiet as possible to avoid them stopping their discussion by any noise they hear.
"I still cannot believe that I was assigned to wash the body of the new maid yesterday." One maid said with obvious distaste.
"I can never imagine being in such position. I wonder what His Highness saw in her to let her treat her wounds and bathe in his room." Commented the second maid, shaking her head.
"The maid is probably just another woman who the King would just keep aside after he is through with her." The third maid stated her opinion which she believed to be right.
Nova decided to stop listening in on their conversation as it did not benefit her in anyway like she thought it would. People say things and she had learnt never to let them affect her.
Stepping away from the wall, she walked into the kitchen not sparing a glance at the maids who had stopped talking after they caught sight of her. She took a cup from the cabinet filling it up with water and bringing it up to her lips to drink from it finishing it completely. After placing the cup back in its position in the cabinet, she was about to leave but the entrance was blocked by the three maids who had earlier gossiped about her and the king.
"Have you already slept with the king?"
"Has he drank your blood yet?" They began to ask their questions not even waiting for her to respond to any. Although, if they did wait for her to answer to their ridiculous question she was not going to tell anything simply because there was nothing to tell and even if there was, Nova was not planning to give them a topic to gossip on.