The loud knocking against the door forced Valine to open her eyes. With a tired sigh, she got up. Still groggy from lack of sleep, she opened the door to her small room and found Leonora standing outside, accompanied by the five servants who worked in the castle.

The servants smiled at her and gave her a little wave. She offered a small smile to them and turned to Leonora who wore her cold and unemotional expression early in the morning. She blinked in confusion, not expecting to see them at her doorstep so early in the morning. Her disheveled appearance made it clear that she had not bothered to...