King Evander hadn’t paid you much mind originally. You were simply offered up to him as a way of paying off your parents debt. To everyone’s surprise, he accepted. He quickly forgot about you because of your status but others didn’t. He was surprised to see you helping the maids, chatting up the knights and even befriending the other concubines. Yet, you never approached him…

So here the two of you were…standing in the kitchen. You’d been preparing food for the royal children when the king wondered in.

“What are you making? It smells delicious…” He demanded to know.