{Third Person}
Meanwhile, inside Queen Lysandra's palace, she was hearing the same rumours from one of her servant girls.
The girl knelt before her, trembling as she nervously repeated what had already spread across the palace.
The more Lysandra listened, the darker her expression became. By the time the servant finished speaking, the Queen's patience had completely snapped.
"What nonsense is this?" Her voice cracked through the room like a whip.
The servant girl dropped lower to the floor in terror. "Y-Your Majesty—"
Lysandra's face twisted with fury as she interrogated, "Who told you to bring such stupidity before me?"
The girl's body shook violently. She hadn't realised she had made a mistake by informing her mistress about the rumours circulating about her until now. She thought she was doing the Queen a favour, but alas! Her goodness was not appreciated.
Lysandra turned sharply toward her maid-in-waiting and instructed. "Slap her."
