Leah felt as though she were dreaming when the guard told her someone was there to see her. Since being sent to the dungeon, she had received only a single word of comfort from Duchess Anita, who had once promised that when everything calmed down, Leah would be released. Yet more than a year had passed, and there had been no news.
She had been a maid all her life, but serving at the duchess's side meant she had always eaten warm food. Even when the duchess lost her temper, it could not compare to the suffering Leah endured now—the bitter cold, the stifling heat, and the constant hunger. There was barely anything to eat.
Even her family has cared little about her even if they had benefited from her years of serving the duchess.
At times, she thought she would die there. And yet, suddenly, someone had come to see her.
