96 Love and Pain

"Keep this a secret, Meria. Not a word slip to other servants."

"You can trust me, my lady." She bowed.

Meria? Who is this woman? Vasilka watched her hand a cloth bag to the masked woman. Although the features remained elusive, her voice triggered a sense of familiarity in Vasilka. Who is she? What is there inside the cloth bag? Could it have anything to do with Naimishi? Determined to gather more information, Vasilka remained concealed, but the masked woman abruptly departed. Vasilka discreetly followed, maintaining a cautious distance, only to lose her as the woman slipped into another corridor and seemingly vanished into thin air.

"Is she a bird? How did she disappear in just a snap of a finger?"