Chapter Twenty Nine – Distance between us.
Queen Esperanza’s point of view.
It has been some weeks since Lady Alya and Lady Ambrose were made my ladies in waiting, I have chosen two more, but I do not feel as confident with Lady Daniel, and Lady Martyn as I would like, but in truth they were the best of a bad bunch. Alya is however doing amazing, for all her youthful exuberance she has taken to the role as if she were born into it, and it pleases me. She has also struck up a nice rapport with Lady Ambrose, but although she is all politeness to Lady Daniel and Martyn, I can tell she is not quite trusting of them. I chuckle to myself as I think about how Lady Alya now her own mask she must hide behind when dealing with the complexities of court life and is more understanding of my da
