y's

e for what seemed like an eternity. I'd read about her so much and studied the his

" I bowed and turne

." She cor

hanage school that she was a nice person, but just an hour in her comp

summoned earlier, from what assumed to be the palace kitchen. "

her, and then bowed her head. The dexterity is not

ame and almost sp

s. But here's my own rule: You must not be found. You're to be in the kitchen

y self, Nala whacked my back, sending my knees buckling. I crashed on my knees, and

said, and d

om. I heard there's nine more of them. One could live in

are you?"

." I repli

" Nala asked, her voi

total control over me in my stay at the palace, I was too m

u ask?" I a

cting another hit, mayb

u're gonna need her." Nala sa

ed Nala. "For what would I

d sadly. "While it's no bother for old women like us, the males l

ren't you supposed to infor

r lived with ma

it also made me a bit scared. The Groomers school was almost

oesn't know?" Nka

autiful I was almost tempted to forgive her fo

ht aloud. "And what do you mea

id, and branched into a roo

ure someday. It had such a broad corridor, it felt li

the kitchen lik

think?" She

ook?" I

have to reply to

She branched into, and read the in

e smiled. "Go chop those garlics a

o see the largest number of peopl

n industrial kitchen

f the millions of ques

ou must be the new girl." A

d, looking down at my feet like I sa

u don't have to be that

me young man. I couldn't believe men could be that fi

ily." H

ly just mirroring what he said cause my

alked off into some part of the kitche

g what Nala asked me to. I soon

g?" Nala asked as soon

ologised first. "I

en." She replied, still not taking her

have to." I

"Drop those and g

and soon, the big pendulum clock r

fter the clock struck 8pm was the mos

tened out, as they packed u

rm on, since I hadn't b

Servants Quarters in

me." A famili

looked at t

looked at Nala, and while her smile wasn't

rateful." Nala

n turned to me, an

o get out of the kitchen through the back doo

id to Zathen, trying to

eplied. "I think I