Nora was thrilled! After all, how could she not?! Finally, finally, this was her chance, the very moment she had longed like a gift wrapped in fate so how could she not be excited?
She had heard how Cassius had left the castle earlier that morning, and though Nora wasn't certain if Arabella had gone with him, fate had been kind enough to offer a clue. Right as she was about to make her way to take a break as the rest of the maids were, she had caught a glimpse of Karnala and Renard whispering furiously in the corridor, their expressions tight with panic, discussing something about the human girl who was burning with fever, catching an illness.
It didn't take a genius to guess that they had meant Arabella. That annoying Arabella, that human outsider who had somehow caught Cassius's eyes and favor, making Nora's stomach to churn with envy whenever she caught a glimpse of that loud brownish red hair of hers.
