An Unexpected Acquaintance

I woke up in the morning all groggy because I failed to get enough sleep after my visit to lady Marian's room last night.

My eyes felt so heavy even when I went to the dining area to eat breakfast with everyone including Alpha Aster who was silent the whole time eating at the head table while Sera and Katrina were talking about newly fashioned dresses released by a new designer that came from Europe. Helena, on the other hand, who was sitting closer to the Alpha has been murmuring to him words that I cannot hear with my weak senses. I guess she is reporting to him about some progress in the palace household and the activities of the concubines throughout the days that we both were in Talaphatia.

I didn't try to speak anything though, not wanting to get Helena’s attention on me. But Marian has been staring at me the whole breakfast meal while eating her vegetable salad and oats. It made me think that Marian loves animals so much that she never wants to eat meat at all. All I see on