Dropped Standards

Richard shook his head as he saw Hazel still chuckling over the matter at the palace. Her whole face had turned red and tears started to form in the corner of her eyes.

"Did you see their face?" she asked in between her giggles as she remembered the ashen faces of the maids who did not dare to take a step out of the palace. In the end they have to be dragged towards the staff carriage.

"Mmm, you scared them well!" he replied with an amused face. Everyone had felt scared of his presence since that start, so he never felt that it was a matter of amusement but the girl in front of him seemed to be enjoying it a lot.

She beamed when she heard him complimenting her. Her eyes shone as she sat straighter and then smirked.

"Of course, I am good at acting. I do not think they would have the courage to spy on us now. But we still need to be alert!" she replied as her face turned a bit grim with the last line.