Martha didn't leave immediately. She said a few other distasteful words and called Rose names. When she was finally satisfied, and she saw that Rose would neither beg nor indulge her, she turned around and left.
Rose lay on her side, protecting both her back and her side that had been kicked. At this point, she was wondering if she should have just let the Queen's ladies-in-waiting strip her naked, as she wouldn't have had to go through this if she had just walked without any clothes to her room.
Could she make a request? However, she doubted a mere servant could call on a steward, and Mister Henry was the only other person who knew that was at least low enough for her to call upon. There was no way she could request for Prince Rylen let alone the crown prince.
Rose couldn't help but find it a bit odd that Martha had this much power to throw her in the dungeons. At least one of the heads would have been involved — or was she that hated?
