-CHAPTER 26-

ANDREA

A shocked gasp left me as I unintentionally pushed back the maid, causing her to hit her head on the wall. She winced in pain, and I barely muttered a sorry before I got to the door. I turned back instinctively again, intent on finding out who had done this.

"And who gave you the order?" I asked. She was stuttering as she replied, still cradling her head. "O- one of the guards told us everything. He said it was a warning, an order from above. And... that... anyone who dared to break this order would be punished severely, in other terms, death. So, my lady, I...