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h asked as she entered the room. He

n Rebecca and our moth

freshen up," I said to her and hurriedly

m the drum kept in our bathroom, as we weren't rich lik

d up with my bath so that I could join my s

as this was the eve of my birthday a

went to dry my body. Ruth was in the room, changing out

d like my parents, except for me.

up my orange gown from my

to the mirror on the left side of the roo

lying the ointment," Ruth offered as she was done changing her clothes. She entered t

front of the vanity as I watched Ruth assi

t?" she asked, just as she conti

e in the mirror as the sun set and th

law scratches, as one of my friends had fought in school and had similar injuries," Ruth explained, and I

e of the best herbs to heal our wounds. So once I take it, before two days all these wounds will heal," I assured

said, and I

ic chair to leave the room and collected

, and I didn't want to trouble t

ob, for now, they had to believe it was because Prince Noah was around a

arents outside our house, where our locally made ki

d at me as he wore a white top and black trousers. He

e you're back. Happy birthday to you

e after putting the bush rat that he had captured on a

to the local market. With the money generated from it, I want you to stop working as a maid in the royal palace and return to sc

tly hugging my should

o once school resumes, I will be going back to school?"

and me by working in the palace as a

life, as I would like you to marry one of those rich men from t

m, and you cannot marry any of them if you c

work as a maid," my father said, and this was the be

knelt down happily to thank my father, not ex

said, as he gently pulled

your face?" he asked m