The young woman took a step forward, swallowing the lump in her throat. "The greatest conquest of our Queen was the day she claimed the title of 'The Greedy Bloody Rose', my lord." Her voice was a monotone, recounting a tale she had heard countless times.
"It was a day where she single-handedly defeated a one thousand knights in battle, her cloak stained with their blood. Since then, she has only grown more powerful and feared."
She nodded, her eyes still on the mirrors, her thoughts racing. The Queen had allowed him in here, and now he had the perfect opportunity to explore. "She is quite the warrior." She said, her tone laced with not sarcasm, but fear.
As for now she would follow him and serve him, until she was told to leave him alone and be sent on her way.
The servant's eyes widened slightly, and she took another step closer, her voice barely above a whisper. "The weapons are from her battles, my lord. Each one taken from a powerful warrior or creature that dared to oppose her."
“Each one claimed to be the strongest person alive, and she killed them, you cannot defeat her, you cannot stop her, you cannot even hurt her, it is pointless, even if you somehow manage to harm her, she will summon the other sins here, and that would be the worst thing for everyone, she is the head of our church, but the other sins, are farmore dangerous than her, fighting for the scraps of the world that her golden gaze has not fallen on.”
Her eyes flickered to the floor once more. "You can dismiss me if you wish. I am but a servant, a tool to be used and discarded as the Queen sees fit."
The lack of emotion, the resignation in her voice. It was as if she truly believed herself to be nothing more than a means to an end.
As she kept her hands before her, holding them as she would follow him and not stray too far from him.
“My lord. It is merely my duty to ensure your comfort and compliance with the Queen's wishes." She replied, her voice steady despite the tremble in her chest.
Her eyes, though, told a different story. They had seen decades of service, of watching and waiting, of hoping and fearing. They had seen the rise and fall of many who had once walked these very halls, their destinies played out like a tragic dance before her very eyes.
Each new face that entered the service was a reflection of her own, a mirror of hope and despair, a cycle that had been spinning since she had first stepped foot in the castle.
“If you have no furher use for me, I will leave.”