WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING?
DRAG HER OUT ALREADY.
W-WAIT...
D-DON'T DO THIS...!
YOU WOULD'VE DONE THE SAME IF YOU WERE IN MY SHOES!
PLEASE... A-AFTER ALL THE TIME WE WORKED TOGETHER...!
YOU'D BETTER GO QUIETLY.
YOU STOLE FROM OUR LADY, AND YOU'RE STILL LEAVING IN ONE PIECE.
SHE'S RIGHT. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU WERE EVER GOOD AT YOUR JOB ANYWAY...
YEAH... YOU'RE LUCKY YOU CAN JUST LEAVE AND FIND OTHER WORK.
OH MY...!
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER ALL OF A SUDDEN?
TAKE HER AWAY BEFORE SHE GETS US INTO WORSE TROUBLE...!
DO YOU THINK I WAS TOO HEARTLESS TO MY SERVANT?
...THERE IS NO REASON TO QUESTION MY LADY'S DECISION.
ALL OF YOUR CHOICES HAVE HAD GOOD REASONS BEHIND THEM.
WHAT IF THERE WASN'T ONE, AND I SIMPLY WANTED REVENGE?
I SPECIFICALLY ORDERED THE OTHER MAIDS TO DRAG HER OUT THEMSELVES.
LIKE A WARNING THAT THE SAME WOULD HAPPEN TO THEM IF THEY STEPPED OUT OF LINE.
...THE MAID WHO WAS JUST DRAGGED AWAY ALWAYS HAD STICKY FINGERS.
SHE OFTEN STOLE GIFTS I RECEIVED.
OF COURSE, I DIDN'T NOTICE AT FIRST.
SHE WENT AFTER THINGS THAT WOULDN'T BE MISSED IF ONE OR TWO DISAPPEARED,
OR ITEMS FORGOTTEN LONG AFTER THEY WERE GIVEN TO ME.
SINCE SHE NEVER TOOK JEWELRY THAT THE KING MIGHT LOOK FOR, I DIDN'T PAY IT MUCH ATTENTION...
THE KING MUST HAVE CHOSEN THAT MAID KNOWING FULL WELL ABOUT HER 'STICKY FINGERS.'
I...
IN THIS PALACE, THERE IS NO CONCUBINE LOVED BY THE KING.
NOR IS THERE ANYONE WHO LOWERS THEIR WORTH FOR AN EASIER PATH.
THERE ARE ONLY THOSE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE.
AFTER THAT DAY, EVERY MAID IN THE PALACE WAS REPLACED.
HOW MANY TIMES HAD THIS HAPPENED BEFORE?
IT HAS ALSO BEEN DAYS SINCE ADELHEID HAS LEFT HER ROOM...
SHE NO LONGER COMES TO THE STUDY, EITHER.
IF HEATHER KNEW, SHE WOULD BE GLAD, CALLING IT A GOOD THING.
TELLING ME TO WAIT QUIETLY FOR THE KING'S SUMMONS AND RETURN.
YES, JUST AS THEY SAID–
I HAVE MUCH TO PROTECT
IT WAS SEVERAL DAYS LATER
THAT SHE FINALLY SHOWED HERSELF.
ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE HIM, CAPTAIN.
THIS IS SIR LOGAN, NEWLY ASSIGNED HERE.
I AM TOLD HE WILL SHARE THE ESCORT DUTY WITH YOU, CAPTAIN.
TO THINK I WOULD MEET THE LEGENDARY HERO HIMSELF, CAPTAIN!
IT IS TRULY AN HONOR!
...GOOD TO MEET YOU.
SHE DOESN'T APPEAR UNWELL.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, THIS MAN LOGAN...
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I'VE LOOKED FORWARD TO MEETING YOU, CAPTAIN.
HIS EYES WANDER FAR TOO MUCH FOR A KNIGHT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, SIR.
LIKEWISE.
THIS MAN-
HE DOESN'T SEEM SUITED TO BE AN ESCORT KNIGHT...
The maid who stole is dragged out of the palace by the other maids. The Lady wonders if she acted too cruelly and thinks about whether it was revenge or a warning. It is revealed that the maid had been stealing gifts, and that the king knowingly chose her. After the incident, all the servants are replaced, and Adelheid does not leave her room for days. She finally reappears and introduces the new escort knight, Sir Logan, to the captain; the captain is suspicious of him.
