Book 7.5: Chapter 6
Castell woke up very early the next day. He carefully used a string to make a necklace out of the ring, which he hung off his neck. He let it dangle down to his chest, so that his heart beats, warmth and the ring could be placed together. That way, the most important gift Her Majesty gave him could be together with his most important thing. His life and Her Majesty’s reward are equally important. In fact, he viewed Her Majesty’s gift with more importance than his life.
He entered the inner court. Today’s work had just begun. He was in a particularly good mood, since he received a gift, which was Her Majesty’s most cherished item. As a matter of fact, he was excited. He was determined to carry out his work well today. He had to do everything for Her Majesty.
But honestly, he had always been doing so.
“Is that you, Castell?”
Somebody called out to him before he could drop off Her Majesty’s breakfast and clothes, but he didn’t see anyone along his line of sight. He stopped, though. He then lowered his head respectfully and said, “Miss Alice, do you have business with me? If you do, please make it quick. I need to hurry and deliver Her Majesty her food.”
Alice nodded and sternly said, “Ah, go and deliver Her Majesty her stuff then come to the break room to see me.”
“All right.”
Castell nodded and then hurried to the Empress. He knocked on the door then pushed the door open and placed breakfast on the table. The Empress had woken up long ago and was going over the briefing for today’s conference. It seemed to be about the five nations of the desert to the South. Castell didn’t look into it too much. He made a small bow and notified her, “Your Majesty, I have brought today’s breakfast.”
“Uhm. Got it. Leave it there.”