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Back at lord Terminus manor, I start to grill Mily about the other maid she saw.

"What did the other maid look like?" I ask her a bit frantic thinking something could be very wrong as I know the duke is after Terminus and may have taken Daisy to do just that. The thing that none of them know is that Daisy is just cannon fodder.

"I can't really remember as I was not really paying attention to her." Mily says shocked and confused as to my reaction to the news. I try thinking outside the box my lord knew this was going to happen he is trying to protect me.

"Do you think you would be able to point them out if you saw them again?" I ask trying to think of the best way to figure out who is the spy. I look at her hoping she can point out the spy once she sees them again.

"It is possible if that so-called maid hasn't run away" Mily says more determined than before headed to the kitchen. Along the way I see my lord I head over to him to see what he wants to do.

"Mi lord, I think Daisy has been kidnapped by your brother Azriel" I say with a look of worry. I wonder what he will have us do. I am unsure if he will want to save her at all or it's hard to say what his brother has done to her or if she will even be the same. Walking up to him and waiting for his instructions.

"I thought this might happen, gather up all the staff as one of them had to be the one who got her away and alone to be taken." He says no emotion on his face whatsoever. I leave with a bow nothing needing to be said and I start to gather the servants. Once I have them all lined up, I look around and see if there are any of them that I don't recognize.

"Mily do you see the maid you said you saw with Daisy?" I ask looking at her and watching as she looks over the staff.

"I can't be sure, but I think it might be one of these three" she says as she points out three maids. Out of the corner of my eye I catch a slight twitch of fear from one of the three. Hmm that must be the one, but we will okay this off.

"The rest of you back to work, you three with me now" I say to the staff as I lead the way to the dungeon to question the three maids. As we walk, I can tell only one of them is nervous about what may come. The other two are calm I think that is because they have nothing to fear.

"you two stay here. You come with me. Guards keep those two here" I say directing the other two maids to stay put as I lead the other one to a room. I instruct the guards to keep watch as I have no idea what the one will do. Will she try to run knowing that we have her caught for being the spy.

"What do you know about the disappearance of Daisy the new maid?" I ask the first maid as I study her when she answers.

"I did not know she was missing Knittin, last I knew she was with you in the kitchen yesterday that was the last time I saw her. I went to bed early as I was not feeling well, and I finished all my work. I got up today and was called to clean the library." The first maid states. She is not twitching she is telling the truth about this much. I choose to let her go as she is not the spy, I am sure of it.

"Guard send in the next maid please" I holler out the door as the other maid leaves. The guard sends the second maid in to the room.

"When was the last time you say Daisy?" I ask the second maid studying her as well because I want to catch the spy.

"Well I am not sure if I should be saying this or not, but it was last night. The lord was leading her to her room, and he entered after her. I mean it is not my place to judge our Lord, but I find it so out of character for him, also she is new I would think if the Lord was going to go after any of us maids it would be you. We all see how he looks at you. I stayed up in my room reading before I fell asleep. I woke a little late today, but I thought it odd that Daisy was talking with the other maid out there as she has always been quiet and never talks to any of us, but she was chatting up Daisy like they had been long lost friends." The second maid tells me. She seems rather chatting but the fact that she didn't want to speak ill of the lord or Daisy shows me that she is not the spy. So, I have the story some what put together now. So how can I catch this spy either in a lie or some other way. I think to myself as I tell the other maid that she can go and have the guard send in the final maid. Once she enters you can see she is very nervous and shaking. I am sure she knows that the punishment for being a traitor is Death.

"Do you know who Daisy is?" I ask since the last maid said it seemed like they where friends as this maid has never talked to anyone.

"Daisy who is that? I have not talked to or befriended any one here." She says to me trying to keep a straight face, but I can see the stress all over her face. I already know she is not being truthful with me at least for the most part.