"The queen seems to be leaving the palace. She had a few of her things packed up but we weren't told where she would be going or who would be joining her," said Julia.
Julia travelled out of the palace after dinner to personally deliver what she thought was good news to Grant.
Grant poured himself a glass of wine as he listened to Julia. "The king can't be joining her so she must be going to see her family. Let another maid go with her as there is something I want you to do. What I gave you hasn't brought any good news so I am changing to something else."
"Unless. Unless you were lying to me about having her drink what I handed you? How am I not to believe that you have come to like the queen more and you've-"
"I did not! Sorry," Julia apologised, lowering her head because of the mistake.
It wasn't long before she was drenched by what Grant had in his glass.