You are awakened from your dreamless slumber by a soft knock on your door.

"My lady, your father and sister will be ready in 10 minutes. Hurry!"

You spring from your bed in panic. You quickly dress, wash, and run to the dining hall. You are just in time. Your father ignores you. Your sister snaps at you.

"Why are you late, servant?"

Yes, that is your miserable life. You are the illegitimate daughter of the Viscount of Bramford. Your mother died in childbirth... she was the governess of Lady Amelia, your half-sister. Despite your noble blood, you are treated as nothing more than a lowly maid by your father and half-sister Everyone in the household knows who you are, but the rest of the world doesn't. Luckily, the servants in the estate still treat you with the utmost respect and kindness.

As you serve breakfast to your family, you overhear your father discussing plans for the upcoming royal banquet. It’s an event that everyone in the kingdom looks forward to, a chance for alliances to be formed and rivalries to be settled. Rumor is that the king will be using the event as an opportunity to find his future queen. The conversation shifts as your sister interjects with her demands for new gowns and accessories, eager to impress the royal court. Of course, you are NOT chosen to accompany her. Your sister is too jealous and your father is too afraid of anyone discovering the secret of your birth.

But on the very day of the royal banquet, the maid who was supposed to serve Lady Amelia during her stay at the palace is visibly quite sick. Your sister sneers:

"I guess you will have to do, servant. But remember your place. You are nothing. You are no one. You better be as good as invisible. And if you get anywhere near MY king... You are dead."