Chapter 0536

“Selma!” Julian called.

“Can you come here a minute? There’s something I want to talk to you about.”

“Of course, Prince Julian,” Selma said and she came near. I couldn’t see her with Julian in the way, but I could hear her well enough when she said, “How can I help you?”

“Selma, listen, I’ve been hearing some rumors...” Julian said. “I’m not sure what to believe.”

“you shouldn’t believe every rumor,” Selma said. Compared to her previous greeting, these words seemed to dip lower in tone. If we hadn’t have known for sure that she was hiding something, we would have known by now. She was practically a stranger to me, but even I could tell.

I worried a moment that she might clamp up and not tell Julian everything.

Julian inched closer to her. “I’m y concerned for you,” he said. “If mom and dad are asking you to do things outside your moral range...”

“Qh, Julian,” Selma said. “You don’t know what you are asking of me.” julian shook his head a little.

was smooth. I'd want to pour my heart

a vague request: anything I could do to lift Bridget

the island, everything became more pressing, and more specific,” Selma continued.

have something to do with what happened on the

don’t know,”

to me, but then, I was never the one going to the island. I

and the alarms being turned off, and

and

I know she’s unhappy down that. And I know Miss Piper is concerned...”

monster. I don’t like what’s being asked of me. I like Piper, from when I watch the events on

don’t think that,” Julian said,

think you are simply a woman trying to serve her kingdom and her king.” Stronger, he asked, “Do you have any idea why the king would want to take such drastic Bebihha measures to bring up Bridget

it would be wrong of me to speculate...” The words

clearly wanted to say

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