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“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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fear in her voice when every word she said came out as a

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though he could tell how frightened she

wasn’t ready at all. She didn’t know what to do. “Future queen?” she

asked when the ceremony would be held, the King’s reply was actually vague.

realized it was no use knowing when it would be held, no matter

Abby could let any intrusive thoughts enter her mind,

take your measurements in two days‘ time,” he said, wanting to divert

welcomed the topic change as she didn’t want to think about the mating ceremony right now. She would think about it later, when she was much calmer and stopped feeling

sister, Hanna. Or to be more precise, the clothes she didn’t want and threw to her as some charity. Meaning, they

  • her at all.

making any comments on the

clothes, he could pretty much guess whose handiwork it was

was decided that Abby would meet the seamstress the next

when she opened her eyes, she saw both

Abby,” they both

forgiving us,” Reyna immediately said, as she

we are really happy you spoke up for us,” Alyssa

couldn’t feel any resentment whatsoever from them and felt happy for being right about them. These two girls

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 master

forgiven them when the guards came

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to fetch themselves back.

Abby wanted them back as her

kind and they were

ushered Abby

decided to

her breakfast Alyssa and Reyna prepared for her. Abby found herself waiting to meet

soft knock. Ella, the seamstress, walked into the King’s

Ella greeted her politely. Her expression was perfectly schooled and Abby nodded

assistant to set the tools and things she needed before sending

two maids and Ella in the room and Abby

of her scars, apparently Micah had informed

everything and also the things she needed to pay attention to while she worked on her dresses.

lady, do you have any particular requests for your dresses?” Ella asked, still

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