Vol 2: The Widow (5)

The maids returned to their rooms quite disappointed. They were not sure what they were to do next or what had happened to the rest as they were too bothered by their own issues.

“We are at least chosen by the Lady, we should know ourselves,” one of them said and the depressed group looked up at her.

“I mean, there is nothing we can do now, but wait, right?” she asked and the others looked away.

“I do not have a name. the lady said we should pick our own names and I can’t think of anything,” one of them said.

“Does any other person have a name?” the girl asked and they all shook their heads.

“It seems no one has a name.” she coughed and looked away.”

“A slave only needs the name her master gives her.” a girl with a straight nose said. They all looked her way.

“The lady refuses to name us, so we have no name,” she said.

“The lady did not refuse. She told us to pick our own name.” another countered.

“Then why have you not?” the girl asked.