Unseen Worth

She smiles with the same calmness that seems to follow her everywhere and takes my hand between hers once again. Her fingers are warm, her thumb absentmindedly stroking my skin as though she wants to reassure me before she begins.

"I was a girl just like you. Young, pretty, and innocent when I arrived at this castle. I didn't come from a noble family, much less a wealthy one. I was an ordinary you