In the bustling kingdom of Aramoor, there lived a quiet maid named Alice. She swept the castle halls, polished the ballroom floors, and delivered tea to nobles who barely glanced her way. She had lived her entire life in the servants’ quarters, ever since she had been found as a small child at the forest’s edge with no name, no memory, nothing but a tiny crescent-moon mark behind her ear.

Sometimes, when she caught her reflection in the polished silver trays, she felt something stir in her chest—a soft, distant tug.

A whisper of something forgotten.

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✨ The Royal Ball

When the king and queen announced a grand ball, excitement spread like wildfire. The event was so magnificent that even the servants were given new clothes. Alice, usually dressed in plain brown, was handed a soft blue gown that fit her as though it had been tailored for her alone.

The moment she stepped into the glowing ballroom holding a tray of crystal goblets, heads turned.

Whispers rose.

Even the nobles paused in mid-conversation.

At the far end of the hall, the king and queen sat upon their golden thrones. They had spent many years quietly grieving their lost daughter—the princess who had vanished without a trace as a child.

The queen’s fan slipped from her fingers. The king stood halfway, staring.

“She looks…” the queen whispered. “Impossible,” the king breathed.

But they did not speak her name. Not yet.

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✨ A Prince Surrounded by Suitors

Prince Alistair, the kingdom’s beloved heir, stood at the center of a circle of noble girls. They fluttered around him like jeweled butterflies, speaking too sweetly, laughing too loudly. The prince smiled out of obligation, though his eyes showed clear exhaustion.

Then Alice passed.

Alistair’s gaze snapped to her.

He thinks she looks pretty but knows theres no way he would fall for a maid but little djd he know that this would be the first time they meet each other

Girl 1: Hey who are you looking at?

Girl 2: Yeah who even is she. Look at us we came from rich families and shes just a nobody who named herself because she doesn’t have parents!