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Escaping the confines of the village now that moon has risen. I
slowly made my way down the unused path to the waterfall. I
closed my eyes momentarily, inhaling the rich earthy scent of
the dense forest surrounding me. I have always enjoyed this time
alone to myself after a long day of scrubbing dishes and doing
the laundry in Dunham Castle.  Being a scullery maid was not a
very rewarding life, but I had no choice. Two years ago, I ran
away from my village and a perverted step- father, after my
mother had died. She had tried to protect me against his
unwanted advances, but to no avail, he would just beat her down.
One night I heard them speaking in hushed tones.  "Do not ever
touch her Horace, she was given into my care by the King. One
day when he returns to claim his daughter and he finds out you
have touched her, he will kill you" her mother told her step-
father. Well the woman I always thought to be my mother anyway.
"How do I know you are not lyi