Two maids entered Abril's room. She didn't recognize either of them and wondered if they were new or if they had been assigned to another part of the palace, which is why she had never seen them before. One of them spoke, pulling her out of her thoughts, and asked, "Which would Your Majesty like to do? Would you like to eat first or take a bath?"
Abril had perspired a lot and hadn't been able to bathe, so she ordered them to prepare the bath first. They attended to her with great care. They praised her beauty and the softness of her skin while applying scented oils and massaging her body. Abril found it strange to be treated this way, as the maids in that palace had never been kind to her. In fact, she remembered when the maids would constantly go to her small house in the farthest corner
