Later, both Serge and Nichole were shocked when they heard that Kestrel was about to take another trip away from the Tower.
"You mean you're getting ready to leave again?"
"Did the SRD okay your outside job so fast? Where are you going this time?"
"Did you really go to the Polluted Zone? What was it like? Was it scary?"
"I'm kinda jealous of you, Kestrel. Honestly, I don't care what people think. Few betas in the world get to live like you do, freely and comfortably just the way they want."
While they were talking, Locky, neatly dressed in a maid's uniform with a bright white apron, brought over a dessert tart. She moved smoothly and gently, setting the beautiful dessert tart on the table, every action just right for a rich family's maid.
"Thank you." Nicole gave her a sweet smile.
Kestrel's courtyard was messy, and this big place didn't have a butler or a gatekeeper. Good thing there was this kind and cute little maid.
