This was the first time that Nora was stopped at the gates of the palace. And that too because the queen wanted her. Fear blasted inside her, but she planned on hiding somewhere for a short while and then come back to the gates. Since those were queen's orders, she couldn't even deny them.
Nora rushed inside the palace. She didn't go to the queen's bedchamber. Instead, she went to a small hiding place that she had discovered long back. It was the storage room where the most exotic of the food was stored and only a very few had access to it. Since Nora was the head maid, she also had access to it. That room barely got more than two visits a day. She chose to hide here rather than hiding in the gardens or the stable, because here her scent would be easily disguised amongst the strong scent of the food grains.
