chapter 111

I walked in to the tea gallery with my head held up high.

Today is the first day I'd be joining the tea gallery without wearing a thick cloth. I've been getting used to walking around without my thick cloth on inside of the main castle.

A few of the ladies were already waiting for me.

Emilia and Sity were absent and so was Vitoria.

I walked over to my seat and lowered myself on it. My eyes dropped down to the blue jewelries I had requested once more for Victoria.

"Ladies." I greeted Cilvia, Merry, Julia, Layla and Cassandra."

"You're grace." They replied and I sensed tension in the chambers.

Sir Shadow took his place by the far corner of the chambers and watched us like hawks.

"Aren't the rest of the ladies coming?" I asked.

"I don't think so." Cilvia answered with her head bowed.

Since Damon had been executed, I haven't visited Cilvia and her mother Merry. I didn't know how they felt about it. He might have been their abuser but he was still their family.

My eyes moved to Layal. Neit