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Lei was soon accepted as a maid. She had gotten multiple questions wrong on purpose, as to seem not dumb or smart but simply the bare minimum that a maid should have been. Thus, since they had no reason to refuse her, Lei was greeted the next day by the same maid, but this time holding a maid outfit instead of an envelope.
"Congrats, you have been accepted as a scullery maid."
Lei thought for a minute. Scullery maids were the lowest of the low - no surprise since she had started from scratch - and they usually did laundry, mostly for hours at a time. However, it was a perfect opportunity for her, since she'd not only get to see her parents a lot while delivering clothes but also everyone else in the castle. Lei took the costume, and heard the maid say, "You look a lot like Princess Lei."
Lei tried to make her heart calm down, and said, in an emotionless voice, "Theres a lot of people in the world who have common features like Princess Lei. It's not a very big surprise, just a simple coincidence that I'd be working here." The maid nodded and said, "Apologies." Then she left the room, and Lei sank into her bed almost instantly, sighing loudly.
Being a scullery maid wasn't easy. Lei was somewhat used to tasks such as writing for hours on end - and many other noble things - but she was not used to wringing water out of clothes until her hands were white with cold.
Then, after all the clothes were washed, she had to hang them up on a clothing line, and finally, dump the water onto the grass. By the first day, her hands were sore with blisters, and, when Lei stood up, her back cracked three times, so loudly all the other scullery maids turned to look at her.
At night, Lei snuck out once again to meet Alderia.
"Can I have some of the dandelion paste you made earlier? My hands have been sore the whole day…" Lei said as soon as she got within the talking range of her twin. Algeria nodded and held out a blob of green stuff and a piece of paper. Lei thanked her and took one of the sheets she had snuck as a bandage to wrap her hand with instead of the paper.
"I have two sheets. Do you want one too?" Lei asked, and Alderia shook her head. "you shouldn't. We'll both get in trouble if I'm caught doing something I shouldn't be." Lei sighed. There was a small pause as the wind blew. "Lei, you look like you haven't slept in a few days," Alderia said, peeking out of the gutter to look at Lei. Somehow, Lei couldn't ever get used to seeing someone who looked exactly like her with such a gaunt, starved face. "Oh, I haven't. I talk to you every night, remember?" Lei said, and Alderia frowned. "You shouldn't do that to yourself. You should sleep - I'll wake you up if anyone comes here."
Lei, who was too tired to argue, rested her head on her arms and fell asleep facing the gutter.
All too soon Alderia desperately tapped her shoulder. Lei instantly sprung up to her feet and dashed down the path that led back to her room, not bothering to say goodbye.
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