Nafia listened to the exchange between her mistress and to be master with great trepidation, her heart almost leaping out of her throat when she heard the mention of Lord Mirzah.
This maid was deathly afraid of Matrak's crown prince, even going as far as to once describe him as, 'a reptile with a face.' So she instantly knew something was up the moment his name came up.
And her judgment of the formidable man proved impeccable once again, as upon learning of his plot, she even felt quite faint.
If words of her misdoings were to ever get out… if her father and family were to learn of her broken chastity and how it had happened over many, many times- this noble lady felt she would rather disappear from the earth than deal with the consequences of such a filthy reputation.
Hence, no sooner was Shahel out of their earshot, Nafia turned to Mikaya and alarmedly asked how to stop him from digging up her less than stellar history.
