A heavy air of hierarchy hung over the kitchen, where the divide between the elites and the lowly humans was starkly apparent. It was a belief deeply ingrained in the royal blood, passed down through generations, that humans existed solely to serve and cater to the needs of the kingdom's rulers.
Damian, a loyal knight who had spent his life serving the kingdom, carried this same notion in his blood and sweat. It was a mindset that had been instilled in him from a young age, taught to view humans as mere slaves destined to toil for their superiors or be perceived as enemies should they dare to seek more than what they were allotted.
