"This had nothing to do with Princess Felina," Steward Leah swallowed the complex fear invading her.
It was the first time someone of lower status had dared to talk back to her. She knew this slave was peculiar, yet she was experiencing something entirely new within the palace walls. A slave dared to talk back to her, yet she felt it would be a mistake to respond in kind.
Steward Leah directed her anguish toward the thirteenth princess, which she believed was the best course of action.
"First Princess Felina has come to visit you, Princess Zarniya. However, it had been more than an hour upon our arrival, yet you were nowhere in sight. Wasting the first princess's precious time, of course, this steward could not help but be infuriated with your manners."
Princess Zarniya cowered at Steward Leah's reprimanding. Messiah saw this and did not hesitate to pull Zarniya back, drawing all the attention to himself. He knew they would act this way...
