Chapter 8
(A month later)
Elaine had been living as a slave in the castle of Novania for over a month now, and she was starting to get used to her new yet arduous life. Her days mostly constituted waking up very early, cleaning the hallways and several designated rooms, as well as fetching water into the huge tubs until they were full.
Madam Margaret also gave her several other chores she deemed fit to assign to her. By the time she was through doing it, Elaine would be so exhausted that ...