"Did you hear?" the maid asked another, leaning in conspiratorially.
"What?" the other maid replied, raising an eyebrow.
"The noises coming from the duchess's room last night," the maid answered with a knowing smirk.
"Oh, that! How could I not? It's all anyone can talk about in the palace," the other maid chuckled.
"But I still don't understand. If the duke wanted to return to the room, why did he order his things moved when he could have just stayed there?" the first maid pondered.
"No idea," the other maid shrugged, "but judging from the sounds, they must have been quite passionate last night. The duchess's voice kept carrying out."
"I know, right? I never imagined her like that. She always seems so... cold. But after last night, I'm convinced she truly loves the duke," the first maid added, whispering dramatically.
