Why do you hate me?

Chapter 5 (Good Ending ver.)

Inside the hall of the Ruby Palace, the handful of maids who were transferred from the Emerald Palace to the Ruby Palace were working tirelessly. Sweeping the endless hall and cleaning the dust.

"Why are we being treated like this? We aren't lowly maids if only Princess Jennette didn't pick us to accompany her. Then we could've been serving the new princess rather than this lowly one." A maid complained to her peers.

"We all hope for the same thing Anne, but you know that could never happen. Once we work here, there is no chance we'll be accepted to work in the other palace." The other maid replied sorrowfully.

"Hey, have you seen the princess lately?" A maid asks with a hint of excitement in her voice. "No, why?" The other maids stare at the one speaking in confusion.

A smirk grew on her face as she spread the news of her finding, "When I was bringing the food to her room, I heard her rambling nonsense to herself. When I went inside she was lying lifelessly in her bed like she was on her deathbed. She keeps asking if I was her sister and starts crying when I try to leave."

The other maids all develop sinister expressions on their faces as they listen to the story. Then starts snickering at the end. "So she has finally gone mad? Good, the quicker the better. I want to get out of this place already." A maid said, with relief tainting her voice.

"Now that you said it, I remember I have to feed her soon. I must sadly depart now." The maid that was telling the story said as she picked up her equipment and started heading down the hall. "Remember to put rat poison when making her food!" A maid called out behind her as she departed.

She lets a smirk overtake her face once she turns a corner. Away from the prying eyes of the other maids. "Well, that should spread the rumor well enough to reach the aristocrats." As she said that, she dropped the broom in her hand and took off the ring containing the concealment spell from her middle finger. Changing her disguise from brunette hair and black eyes to its original colors.

"Now, to visit my favorite plaything."

(In Jennette's Room)

Jennette lay silently in her bed, not moving or speaking as her lifeless eyes just stared at the ceiling.

Her mind has gone fuzzy. She could no longer think clearly or move, so she resigned herself to just laying in her bed like a corpse.

The only thing accompanying her in her misery is the occasional voice of the mysterious person speaking in her head.

Pity you didn't listen to me.

Now you're dull-headed and nothing more but a corpse.

She showed no emotion from the words and just replied in her mind, 'What do you want me to do?'

Nothing.

Just lay there, I plan on saving you tonight.

For a second there was light back in her eyes at the hopeful words. 'Are you serious? You're getting me out of here?'

Of course, but that means I can't look after you until then.

So if anything bad happens or your sister comes back I can't do anything about it or warn you.

You better not tell her this.

The voice said warningly to her as she basked in the thought of being saved. 'I won't, I promise.'

Alright, then our connection ends now.

I'll see you tonight princess.

Just as the connection ended the door suddenly slammed open revealing Athanasia standing at the door.