Chapter 105: Refused The Queen
Edna narrowed her eyes. What Lily was essentially saying was that she had told the Queen Edna was here. She was the Queen’s personal maid—her orders were above that of the crown prince’s. Edna had to go or face the wrath of the Queen. However, experience told her that the crown prince tended to do a better job calming down his mother than otherwise.
"Take one of the girls with you. Tell her the crown prince gave me strict orders. She might not even notice if I’m not there," Edna tried to explain. "The Queen is more forgiving, the crown prince is not."
Lily looked like she wanted to argue, then sighed, turned around, and started to leave. "Whatever happens won’t be my fault."
"Thank you, Lily," she called out to her.
"Don’t thank me. Better pray the Queen is in a good mood."
Edna closed the door and retreated into the room. She walked to the bed where Rose looked at her with concern. "Are you sure about that? I’m fine enough to stay on my own, and the crown prince won’t even notice you were away."
"I’m fine. We get called the Queen’s personal attendants, but we all know her real attendants are the three court ladies you always see with her. I don’t think she needs me particularly. As long as Lily doesn’t say anything, I should be fine." Edna smiled and walked closer to Rose. This time, she sat on the rug, as she wasn’t about to take any chances about being found.
Rose envied Edna’s nonchalant attitude, but she couldn’t help but worry—not because of what Edna did but because it had something to do with her. She had no doubt Edna might have been able to bypass something like this, but if the Queen found out it was because of her, it might not end well.
However, she had no way of convincing Edna, because it would mean that she knew about the Queen. So, she just said a silent prayer to the gods that Edna wouldn’t be punished because of this.
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