Chapitre 58: Eglantine

In the aftermath of Duchess Anastasia's departure, the ornate chamber resonated with an echoing silence. Delphine, the eight-year-old princess, sat up on her regal bed, her gaze fixated on the closed door. Her thoughts lingered in the wake of her mother's insistence on coming to see her sister, a prospect she had deftly managed to elude through a lie. Her cheeks were pink like her coral sleeping dress as she stared at the closed door. Her innocent eyes were filled with conflicting emotions that she perhaps, struggled to even understand fully.

Observing this silent struggle of young princess was Eglantine, a devoted maid whose loyalty to the young princess transcended mere duty. After all, she had been beside the princess for last eight years.