The sun cast its bright rays across the palace grounds as maids and servants bustled around, each one carrying out an order and trying not to make a mistake.

 The slaves in the quarters had risen before dawn and had been working since the early hours of the morning, moving around and doing more work than the maids on the palace grounds.

 Today was the long-awaited Moonlight Festival and just like Miranda had said, it was a big deal.

 Everybody was busy doing one thing or the other and Miranda wasn't left out.

 She moved around barking out orders and baring her teeth whenever someone did something wrong.

 The day...