Morning arrived at the palace. It was a very quiet morning followed by a rushed one since the watch bell didn’t ring to wake the servants. Some of the servants who were used to waking up before the bell rung suddenly realised that something was wrong when they saw how high the sun was getting. They quickly roused the others into the common room to organise the day’s work.
‘Why didn’t the bell ring?’ asked one of them.
‘Never mind that, we’ve got chores to do. Get those berries
cut double-time!’
‘Yes Miss.’
‘OK, head out to the barracks. Hopefully we won’t have too
many complaints.’
‘There’s no-one there, Miss.’
‘No-one there? Was a war declared last night? Very well, it certainly
makes our job easier. Send out the dressers. Let’s get our lords and ladies
ready for our guests. And quickly before we get any complaints of tardiness. I’ll
let his lordship know what happened.’
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