Chapter Forty-Two~Ariee~I'm not sure what happened. One minute, I was fighting an invisible pressure on my body and the next I was standing in the palace, with no clue how I got there or why I was there. Maids walked past me, carrying on their business as I stared at the building. I was forgetting something. Whether it was important or not, I couldn't tell but I just had that inkling. “You,” I heard suddenly from behind. I turned, unable to recognise the voice but when I saw her, I immediately remembered. She was that maid that yelled at me in the garden that day, after I messed up the fruits we were supposed to serve the king. “Are you busy?” She asked. Her tone was oddly polite. Maybe it surprised me because I hadn't had any interaction with her since that day, so I assumed her character based on first impression. “No,” I started. “But…”“Good, we're short staffed,” she cut in before I could finish my words. Short-staffed? Why does this scene seem somewhat familiar? Is she
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