Gossip has always run rampant in the imperial palace; of course, she was new to that country, that palace, that court. Everything she knew belonged to her own country, which was useless there.
Those girls were from families not too insignificant for the Empire of Enya, even if they weren't from one of the four families or from families with a history related to the recent families that had been part of the marriage contract.
The two youngest ladies knelt before Teniris, trembling with fear.
"Please, my lady, don't ask for something impossible from these two humble servants," said the redhead.
"Our families depend on this; we can't be downgraded to Silenced."
Silenced.
From what she had managed to understand, they were like a punishment disguised as penance.
How repugnant.
"Don't worry about that; I've said it before, the emperor would have done this a long time ago if that were the case."
