Maid for Him
Both women turned toward the sound from the top of the stairs.
Isis appeared - elegant, poised, and all authority. A woman in her fifties whose reputation filled Upland like a shadow. Widow of the former Judge, and second only to the king in wealth, her smirk was ice wrapped in silk.
"You shouldn't teach my prospective maid to gossip," Isis said coolly, fixing a sharp gaze on Cressida.
Cressida gave Amber a final, pitiful look. "Be strong," she murmured, then faced Isis. "I'm leaving."
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