Chapter V - Task Completed

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Avalaline's POV:
I enter the castle, head to the kitchen, and place the single carrot where I was told to. I feel a presence behind me lurking in the shadows.

"Avalaline, it is just the head maid; whatever you do, you cannot kill her."

I turn around to face the head maid, and she scowls at me. "Why did you take so long!?"

"Sorry, headmaid," I say as I lower my head

"Useless girl, can't even get a carrot!! I'll have you thrown out onto the streets, you useless wretch!" The head maid looks like she's about to explode in a fit of rage; her face is redder than a tomato.

Alexander's POV:

I am awoken from my slumber by screams from the kitchen.

"How dare they wake me up!?"

I storm off to the kitchen

"Whoever's voice this is is surely going to pay."

I fling open the doors to the kitchen.

Avalaline"s POV:

My head snaps to the king

"What is he doing here? In the kitchen?"

The head maid immediately bows to the king, and I follow after. "Your Highness, what brings you here at this hour?"

"Who was making all that noise!?!?" The king booms. The head maid turns to me

"Your Highness, it was her, I am so sorry her screams woke you, I tried to stop her but she wouldn't listen." The head maid says it with fake concern. I look at her with my mouth open.

"There is no way she just said that.... that Bi-"

My thoughts are interrupted by the king's voice "You, maid is this true?"

"No, your Highness, I wasn't screaming," I say, looking at him

"She is lying, your Highness; would you really believe this girl over me?" She says as crocodile tears form in her eyes.

The King glares at me
"You dare lie to my face!? Headmaid Hildegard, I believe you will punish her effectively." He says with a scowl

"Yes, Your Highness." She bows her head to him as he leaves.
The headmaid turns to me with a sadistic grin.

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Author's Note
I am seriously hating the headmaid here. I don't know if I should include the punishment or not but if you are wondering what it is, she gets 20 lashes (a common punishment in medieval times)

Did anyone guess correctly?
If you want the head maid to die a slow and painful death, let me know.

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Thanks ~ Dontmindme

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