A week passed in the blink of an eye, but to me it felt like I had been living in limbo.For the most part, things had certainly changed since the day I taught Head Maid Smite and her little clique a well-deserved lesson. Overnight, everything shifted.My quarters had finally started to resemble a place where a human being could live. The heater was replaced with a new, fancier model. My fireplace was stocked with enough wood to last me the rest of the year, and for once, I didn’t have to think about the fact that I might get sick from the cold. I also had warmer clothes in my wardrobe, and food appeared regularly enough that I no longer had to worry about going hungry. I’d been able to recover properly, without the constant ache in my whole body.Even though I still only had Popoy, who was trying her best to handle everything on her own. My life in the palace had become bearable. Even quiet and peaceful. So, I should have been happy. But I wasn’t.Because as crazy as it sounds, I
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