"I won't tell a soul,please spare me!" She looked terrified.

For a moment,he was startled by her request. Sahil concluded that it would be wise to not scare her too much, though he didn't intend to scare her to begin with.

"If you tell,you know what will happen. Now,go."

"Immediately,your majesty!"

He was impressed at how fast she went to the door that he found it funny. In the end,he wanted to risk believing in her.

One way or another,he would have to trust someone. Bottling up his emotions wasn't working that well, eventually he either would go insane or take out his anger on innocent people.

Mila was greedy,Anisa wasn't the friendly type,the nobles only cared about their own interests,the soldiers were...too rigid. His best shot was befriending Adira who found out that his brave facade was hiding his insecurities.

I'll wait some days,if a rumor involving me crying arises… I can't trust her.

…

When she closed her eyes,the picture of the king's tears kept appearing in her mind. Adira spent the whole night pondering…

Why did he cry?

Argh,I need to stop being so curious!

A maid like me won't have the chance to meet him again anyway, besides what difference would knowing do?

In the morning,the servants were having breakfast. Adira was fighting to not fall asleep on her food.

"Understood?" Anisa adjusted her glasses.

She didn't pay attention to a word her boss said, she nodded to avoid getting lectured.

"That 's great, it's practically a promotion!" Her friend chimed in.

"Is it?" She expected they would fill her in unknowingly.

"It's not,there will be no raise!" Angry she gave a justification "Why would anyone pay you more to do the same work in a different location?"

Work hasn't started yet and she's as sweet as ever. Save your breath for later, sincerely how her vocal chords can stand this on a daily basis?

"Of course,not just anyone stays in charge of cleaning the king's chambers." Zena announced proudly.

Her sleepiness faded away,in an instant her features went pale and her eyes were wide in shock.

Haha,at least I'll get to ask. Who knows? I could get a vacation if I help him out!