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eave the castle soon. To leave I needed to earn some money, and it was not going to be easy.

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posed to do, lady Isabella. I am di

e queen dislike me. I could tell that my failed manners made Naoh'

o get dirty.''I h

fine.''

n not do whatever you

nderstood my situation. I couldn't rely on anyone else; I needed a way out, w

ttention. No, I had to be smarter. I had to start planning, and I had to be careful. No one cou

nd do something ab

herbs. They were rare, powerful plants, the ones I recognized from my previous life. I knew thei

t."I sai

d sell them in secret, it would be the perfect way to earn the money I neede

ss Isabell

low, "I need your help with someth

she studied my face, sensing

Isabella. What

. I need to gather them, but I don't want anyone to kn

yes narrowing with conc

this? If anyone fi

do this, Melissa. I

ye out and distract anyone

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ease of someone who'd done this many times before. But just as I was about to finish, I felt a strange sensation, like I was being watched. I froze, glancing around, but there was no one

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e thought she was being discreet, but she had no idea I'd been following her. It wasn't like I made a habit of spying, but something about her had been different lately as always slipping away, always with that determined look in her

keep an eye on Isabell

a, sir? What

h where she goes and what she does. Don't let her see you, an

I'll keep an eye

islike her habits, but I do not care. I am not planning to let her leave me soon.