“Always have your gaze downcast,” he urged her. “And stay close to the walls. Servants don’t walk down the center of a corridor. Your main goal is to blend in.” He wasn’t sure what exactly she would be doing in the castle, but he had a feeling that it would be some of everything so his lessons were broad. He told her the proper way to serve a table and where the silverware should go. He showed her the proper way to carry giant trays with heavy teapots full of hot water and delicate teacups. They rattled loudly in their saucers whenever Mally took a step. “Roll your feet,” he advised. When Galen had to help in the inn during serving hours, Mally would visit Sam. Once Galen had a break from the customers, he would join her at Bob’s stable to continue their lessons. It was in the fenced meadow that he taught her how to curtsey, while Bob and his stable hands roared with laughter at Mally’s clumsy attempts.
