Chapter 9 Prince

I stood in panic, realizing that as the guard had said earlier, no one cared about the life and death of prisoners. Someone had clearly poisoned my dinner. If the mice hadn’t eaten it, I would be the one lying on the ground now. So, who was behind this? Could it be Leon?

As I was lost in thought, footsteps outside the cell rang out again, and I clutched my skirt uneasily. Two guards arrived and opened the prison door, taking me away. I didn’t dare to ask them where they were taking me.

They didn’t rudely put an anklet on me, and the guards even kept their distance from me. I hoped they weren’t taking me to the execution grounds.

I was taken to the palace where I had been earlier in the day, but this time we didn’t go through the long corridor. Instead, we climbed up narrow steps and went through hidden doors. Finally, we arrived at a small room.

When I opened the door, two maids were already waiting for me inside. The maids said nothing. One of them filled the bathtub with ho