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“I am sure you handed us to Rebella,” Lady Mare confidently said. “You said that you would let us work with Rebella and uncover the mysteries of your village. Now…” Lady Mare had a very stern gaze on her face. She maintained eye-contact with the 20-year-old girl. Mind that Lady Mare looked like she was in her 30s when in reality she was in her 50s. She did not like or stand the audacity of the girl—the princess. Lady Mare thought that finally, she had to set some boundaries with the girl.
This time she would not back down from the staring contest she had just started with the girl. “We got up early. Did you want us to wake your guards? And waste more time? We are running out of time, princess. We cannot stay in your village forever. We have things to get back to in our own lives. St
