I was walking calmly through the corridors with white walls and beautifully decorated windows. Every maid I passed looked at me more respectfully and greeted me. After Fiona left the palace, many maids were dismissed by Isabella, and the remaining ones, knowing that the power was no longer with Fiona, cunningly aligned themselves with my mother and Isabella. But I don't blame them; after all, they are trying to survive in this palace, too.