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Daphne was in the king’s chambers translating and writing when she heard the angry voice of the mistress outside.

“I said let me in right now!” she barked at the guards.

“The king said we shouldn’t let anybody in, Mistress,” one of them said apologetically.

“But the king is not in there,” the mistress hissed.

“He’s in the royal court. But his slave is inside, and the king gave orders not to let an