Julianna walked down the stairs, for the first time in forever she feltscenyed good. she saw three other girls apart from Reyna who was putting on white, she was the only one putting on blue it made her stand out."come on girl sit" Reyna beckoned Julianna to the dining table and as Julianna sat down the girls sitting round the table . " eat" Reyna commanded the staring girls with a reprimanding eye. They all start eating except she and Julianna " eat before it gets cold hon" Reyna helped Julianna to serve herself food when she piled her plate to the full,"and don't complain till you finish every last bit of it"Reyna said in a motherly tone. Watching the girls eating enthusiasm, Julianna took a bit 'delicious' said Julianna's expression as she started stuffing her mouth with food."today we are going to the palace for the choose banquet of fifty maids. it is compulsory and we must set off early" Anit one of the girls spoke mostly reffering to Julianna. "yes we owe the rulers all the help they can get as they have made our lives easier, some kingdoms don't treat their servants or slaves so well" Esther another one of the girls spoke,"don't forget that it is also the re-opening of the kingdom's quarter which was destroyed , I hope I'm chosen this time cause I'd love to serve the kingdom first before I find something to do with my life"Rebecca said and the rest of the girls verbally agreed except Reyna and Julianna. "so who'll be taking dish duty today?" Anit asked,"why not the newcomer?, she needs to be acquainted with the chores who knows if she can do the basics" Rebecca suggested, " Yes" Anit voted, "sounds good" Esther chimed and Julianna's head churned of course there was a price to pay for everything, nothing was ever free."I'll do it"Reyna's commanding voice took over bringing the room to absolute silence and Julianna glanced at her for a while puzzled.
(A WHILE LATER)
The five girls were walking with flower girls baskets each. the only occupant of the basket was a nose mask. Reyna and Julianna were behind, Anit and Esther were in the middle and Rebacca stood alone in front. there were also other grirls walking in groups of fives they also had baskets and were wearing white"the newcomers wear any colour except black and white. the ones wearing any colour including black and white at the palace are royals and imperial royals"Reyna's spoke after the simmering silence between her and Julianna, the rest were silently chattering. "does this occasion happen everyday?" Julianna spoke" the banquet?" Reyna asked "yes miss" Julianna answered."call me Reyna or Rey "Julianna slightly frowned but didn't say anything and Reyna continued," the occasion happens rarely like at the building or rebuilding of new quarters or kingdom sized houses."do you know who left you at our door step?" Reyna asked out of the blues. "No I don't know what happened, for a while I was somewhere and the next thing I'm here." Julianna continued " could you tell me how I got here?".Julianna asked" I don't know but it's a tradition, we get a knock on the door and when we open the door we see a maiden laying unconscious. our duty is to care for her. every cottage has a maximum of five persons. We don't know exactly who brings them but there is a special tag or symbol on them to assure is that it is safe to bring the random maidens in".A magnificent empire slowly came into view,' I wonder if the owners of such a big and beautiful empire are as good as their empire' Julianna deeply thought with a neutral look.