Chapter 142. Life Pharmacy

"They do. One of our last leaders went to reason with them and get them to lower the rates but he was killed as a message to us all. We came here to be free, but they still have a hold on us. Knowing how poor we are here, they only make it worse. Did you notice how half of this building is falling apart?"

Doris nodded slowly. Half looked as if it was one earthquake away from crumbling to the ground. Now she understood why-and why they were desperate to fulfill any bounty on William's head or get a recipe for the cure. It would make them more than enough to cover any sort of tax the kingdom put on them.

"Why are you telling me all of this? Five minutes ago you were asking if I was Prince William's lady."

"Because you claimed you're a maid. I know that any servant at the palace would understand us and the freedom we stand for. We live under another's foot and it's hard to get out from under it." Joseph smiled at her a little before he stood. "I'm sorry for imposing."