628 Early Arrival

To say that things were disorganized in the Palace that day was an understatement. The only way that they even managed to get enough staff for the lunch service was that the ones who were applying for family members had all been rushed through the application process, while none of the ones who were applying for themselves had been willing to leave the line until it was their turn.

It didn't matter to them that it could take all day, they had their spot, and they were going to keep it.

The Palace was doing their best to keep things running smoothly, but that was the Steward's job, delegated to the head Maid, who was currently on vacation in the countryside. Her assistant was filling in, but with the two top jobs unattended at the moment, she was swamped with work and left praying that the boss would come back early.