Chapter 23

“I wanted to.” Abby’s simple admission made the King smile and he couldn’t help but tousle her hair.

But before the King could say something, Abby beat him to it with a confused expression on her

face.

“Where are Alyssa and Reyna?” Abby waited all evening, but the two were nowhere to be seen.

At the mention of their names, Micah’s almost smiling face fell so fast, Abby regretted saying something and ruining the moment. But then she saw his face harden and realized something was really wrong.

“What happened?” Abby couldn’t help asking when Micah didn’t say anything for a really long.

moment.

Under her probing gaze, the King let her know that they were sent away. “I sent them to the laundry.

room.

Laundry room?

It was a hard place to work at. Especially for maids like them.

“Why?” Abby asked immediately but all she got was a narrowed look from the King.

Abby realized she didn’t need to ask anymore. They were sent away because of the incident in the morning.

She immediately felt bad as she could tell they were being punished for something that they did unintentionally. She didn’t hesitate to ask them to be released, saying she wanted them back.

“But,” Micah started, but Abby cut him off saying they were just caught off guard and the King couldn’t refuse her when she asserted her stance on this matter.

“Alright,” he agreed to her request so fast Abby couldn’t believe it.

However, her happiness was short–lived as the King had something important to say to her.

“A mating ceremony?” Abby couldn’t help but stiffen.

His meeting with the Elders in the morning was actually about this, where they emphasized how the people were all very eager to see their future queen.

Micah felt bad for her. He knew she needed time, but his hands were tied in this matter when they wouldn’t listen to him no matter what. And so here Micah was, informing Abby the one thing he thought about all day, knowing fully well she wasn’t ready yet.

“Yes, where you would be introduced to the people,” Micah told her softly.

Hearing this, Abby was even more dumbfounded… introduced… to… people…”

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when every word

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he could tell

know what to

would be held, the King’s reply was actually vague. “As soon as

knowing when it would be held, no matter when, she wouldn’t be ready.

let any intrusive thoughts enter

he said, wanting to divert her attention. “You need more clothes and also a dress for the ceremony.”

was much calmer and stopped feeling the urge to run to the mountains just at the thought of meeting his subjects as his

her sister, Hanna. Or to be more precise, the clothes she didn’t want and threw to her

  • suit her at all.

not making any comments on

though Micah was unhappy about her previous clothes, he could pretty much guess whose handiwork it was and he couldn’t let his future queen

Abby would meet the seamstress the next day.

chattering of two women and when she opened her eyes, she saw both Alysaa and Reyna beaming

Abby,” they both

as she avoided mentioning the

we are really happy you spoke up for

feel any resentment whatsoever from them and felt happy for being right about them. These two girls were really nice with no ill

hand, forget about resentment, they didn’t even feel unfair for being punished for their unintentional actions. When they realized that they made her feel uncomfortable in a place she was new to, they felt shameful in fact. They crossed a line as servants. Their

them when the guards came to

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fetch themselves

they learned Abby wanted them back as her personal

and they were more than

she ushered Abby into the washroom with Alyssa. only they didn’t follow her into

a time, they decided to wait for Abby to become comfortable with

breakfast Alyssa and Reyna prepared for her. Abby found

Ella, the seamstress, walked

expression was perfectly schooled and

the tools and things she needed before

maids and Ella in the room and Abby

aware of her scars,

needed to pay attention

for your dresses?” Ella asked, still sounding polite.

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