Sumon
“Lady Castel invites you this afternoon for tea with other ladies,” a maid said, standing at the door of her chambers.
Sumon rolled her eyes while Claire, her servant, tied her dress laces behind her back. The last thing she needed was to deal with the lady of the fortress. She had neither the time nor the desire.
Claire finished with the laces and smoothed her blue skirt. Sumon turned to allow her to place the rigid band under her breasts, raising it slightly and making it look bigger than it was. Claire turned around and tied it behind her back. When she finished fixing it, Sumon sat down so Claire could fix her hair.
“Thanks, Lady Castel, for the kind invitation, but unfortunately, I am forced to decline for today.”
And forever, she thought.
“There are urgent matters that require my presence,” she smiled.
The maid nodded and bowed, then left the room. Sumo
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