<strong>P'Tulla</strong><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://i55.tinypic.com/2yn2tsx.jpg)</div>P’Tulla recognized the King’s current mood well. It was a mood he had carried often in recent weeks. The strain of being stuck within his castle walls obviously got to him. So she wasn’t in the least bit surprised when he got up from the table and started undoing his armor and then the rest of his garments, only to descended his naked form into the pool of water. She knew what he would require next long before Olivia suggested her fetching a couple of servant girls. She nodded in compliance as Olivia left the room.<strong>“I will see to it at once, my Lady.” </strong><br/><br/>She quietly slipped out of the royal chambers and descended the large staircase until she reached the main building. After year’s in her King’s servitude, there was little she did not know about him, including his tastes in maidens. He loathed sharing his bed with the same servants too often, which was why there was always a supply of new young peasant girls – all of them attractive – working in the palace. She had noticed that her King’s eyes had lingered on a fair blonde-haired girl who had joined the ranks of the food servers recently. She was fairly sure she had not yet shared the royal bedstead, so she went to fetch her in the royal kitchens. She addressed Valeria, the plump and ageless old cook, who ruled her kitchen like the King ruled his realm. She described the girl she was looking for and then the old woman snapped at a nearby boy.<strong>“<em>Hadron</em>. Go and fetch Daena, the King requires her assistance.” <br/></strong><br/><br/>A few moments later, the blonde appeared, wide-eyed and confused. P'Tulla grabbed the girl by the wrist and lead her up the stairs. On her way over there, she ordered a raven-haired servant girl who was scrubbing the floor to follow them as well, the King might enjoy an extra maiden considering his mood. She stopped at the King’s chambers and addressed the girls.<strong>“Now, on the off chance things aren’t clear, you are to go in there and serve the King in any way he desires. Leave him unsatisfied and there will be a prize to pay… and not just to me.” </strong>She let the threat hang in the air and then opened the door again, leading the girls into the palatial bedroom.<strong> “My lord, I have brought servants to help with your cleansing…” </strong>She bowed her head in respect and then nudged the servant girls towards the pool.<br/>