I succeeded in getting back into the mansion without being caught. My heart was still pounding as I hurried through the dimly lit hallways, avoiding eye contact with anyone. How horrible I would feel if I stared into the eyes of any of the maidens there knowing the story behind their status as maids. I kept my steps brisk, not wanting to draw any unnecessary attention to myself.
I had seen and heard a mouthful and all I craved right now was a moment to myself, to recalculate all that I had experienced and think of the next thing to do.
Once inside my room, I shut the door behind me and collapsed onto the bed, my mind reeling from everything that had happened in the cave. The locked ladies, the guards, their cruel jokes, the little information the guards spilled, the bets about my baby...
