"Maria." Bale said in annoyance. "You are not to say things like that."
Maria fumed. "She is a servant and she knows her place. How dare she sit down with the rest of us? A bloody servant."
Bale seemed very annoyed and Maria knew she was testing dangerous waters but she didn’t really care anymore.
"She sat down here because I was the one who asked her to." Bale said obviously with a irritated tone
Maria saw Red shift uncomfortably on her seat and was brimming in anger.
"And without me?" Maria blurted out.
"I apologize." Bale said. "She was famished and tired. I insisted that she come and have some meal. She protested but I insisted. I said you wouldn’t mind."
Maria wanted to explode and lose her mind all at once.
She just stood there transfixed and uncertain of what exactly to say.
"Please stay and eat." Bale said to Maria.
Maria flared her nostrils at Red who was simply picking at her table.
Maria wanted to demand why he had told the head house keeper that a woman of noble birth would be living with them, but she swallowed it down.
She stood hoping that Red would move from her seat.
When she made no indications that she was going to, Maria spoke up. "And where shall I sit?"
Red looked around uncomfortable and started to rise up.
But Bale stopped her.
"No stay." And then he turned to Maria. "It is just for tonight. She has been through a lot, sit by my left."
Maria wanted to scream .
She swallowed down the steam boiling in her head and then did as he had asked.
Unfortunately for her, the first seat by his left was already taken by his second in command.
And then another.
It was the third seat that was available for her.
She sat down, but she was a bit far from him.
Her appetite was already gone as she watched her husband and mate laughing with a woman who made her so insecure.
She played with her food unable to say a word and then it seemed Bale and Red were having a conversation about her
And then Bale said. "She makes this pack the best."
And then Red turned to her. "My lady I am
Highly honored to be seated at this table. The meal Is quite delicious."
Maria had no idea when she blurted out. "I was not the one who invited you to this table. And the meal? Tell that to the chef."
Red’s face fell and Bale’s became a mask of thunder.
"Maria." He hissed.
But she ignored because she had already begun speaking.
"Quite frankly I do not even want you on this table or in this pack at all." Maria said.
Red’s face became red and was unable to saw a word.
"I should leave." Red said.
"Maria." Bale hissed once again.
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