"He's lame, right? How can they accept a disabled servant? Have the rules changed?"
"It seems they have changed for him. Who is he? I've never seen him before. Is he a noble's child?"
"If he really is a noble's child, it's a disgrace. If I were his family, I'd lock him in the barn. Better that than becoming a palace servant and the talk of the town."
"Nepotism?"
"I'm sure of it. Who can go straight to the palace dormitory without an education in the capital? He can't even read properly. I really can't believe it."
He kept hearing those words for a week. Kai was used to cruel comments, but he didn't know how to deal with them other than staying silent.
Today, after breakfast, they were going to the study room in the building next door. At that moment, Kai noticed that everyone was carrying thick books. He stopped, trying to remember what had happened on the same day last week.
