Like somebody had heard her thoughts King Johnny stepped into the small room.

" That is enough Lord Kai. I think she's had enough punishment. For today anyways." He spoke up, pleased with his head gaurds actions (Lord Kai is head gaurd, duh!)

Kai glared into Alex' weak ones and growled under his breath. Yet he did let go or decress his strengh. Alex was barely breathing but she didn't for a single second give up trying to struggle free. She finally managed to get an arm free but in concequence added more pressor onto her chest. She toke in a desprite gulp of air before coliding her fist with his nose and gasping for more air. Kai was shocked by her actions and stumbled back letting go of Alex. He cluthed his nose that had began to bleed fiercly. He growled under his breath and glared at Alex, who had miraculacly made it to her feet, breathing very hard. Kai would have went to attack her again if King Johnny's voice haden't stopped him.

" You dare question my orders Lord Kai? I said that's enough." King Johnny cried out at his head gaurd.

Kai turned around and spoke while still holding his nose painfully. " Yes your Majesty."

Kai left through the door leaving a speachless King and a breathless servant. Finally the king threw a bundle of garments at Amber and then one at Alex.

" These will serve as your servant garments. There is also a sheet that you will you as your bed. Injoy, for tommorow your punishment starts." Then he left but left the door open wide because he returned with a torch that was light with ruby red flames.

" You will need light to dress and ready your beds. But do not think that light will come every night. You only get this to ready your first nights here." He finished and handed the torch to the waiting hands of Ray.

He turned on his heels and left the room, closing the door behind him. Ray placed the torch in a holder that was on the wall, collecting spider webs. Amber dropped the bundle of garments and ran over to Alex. She was breathing heavily and was hunching her shoulders, oviously trying to make it easier to breath. It wasen't working.

" Oh my god, Alex are you ok?" Amber cried as she felt hot tears stream down her face again.

" I'm...fine...did you...see his...face?" She asked through short breaths.

Ray walked up to his two roomates and spoke up. " Well you guys heard him, you guys can change into your 'new' clothes behind that drap. It's not that much of a changing place but it will have to work." He pointed to a thin cloth drapped over a plank of wood.

Amber looked at her new friend that was still struggling for breath. She then looked back at Ray who was still pointing his finger in the direction of there 'changing room'.

" Alright then, I'll go change and you keep an eye on Alex for me alright?" Amber asked without waiting for and answer before snatching up the bundle of cloth and disappearing behind the thin cloth.

Ray nodded and grabbed the bundle of cloth that was thrown at her and unraveled it. Out dropped a dirty sheet and a ragged top and short skirt. the uniform for female servants. Ray looked at the uniform in disgust. He had seen the female servants wear those and when he said short, he ment short. The skirts were MAYBE a couple feet long from the waist. Really slutty. Alex stared at the uniform with more disgust then Ray. She looked up at him.

" Do...I have to...wear that stupid...skirt?" Alex asked, regaining her breath a bit.

Ray nodded as Amber emerged from behind the cloth in her uniform. She didn't mind that they had to wears skirts, she just didn't like that it was so short.

" Why do these things have to be so short? I wouldn't mind wearing it if it was a little bit longer." She protested weakly as she dropped her clothes and sheet into the far courner of the room. "You don't mind if I sleep here do you?"

Ray shock his head. " Sleep were ever you want. It's not like you get much of a selection anyways."

Amber looked around the room. He was right. The room was so small. It was small enough for one person to live comfortably (dispite the situation of course) but they had the squish three people in there. Amber sighed as she laid out her sheet and placed her previous dress into a ball and placed on the top on the sheet to serve as a pillow. Alex didn't even look like this fact faised her. This got Amber curious.

" Alex you look so comfoprtable here. May I ask why?" She asked, hoping to satisfy her curiousity.

Alex had regained almost all her breath so she answered Amber. " I live a small cave that is...a little bit bigger then this...and I have to fit myself and 7 little brothers in there...You do the math."

Ray frowned as he watch Alex take her sheet and place it close the the torch. " Your brothers, how old are they?"

Alex was startled by the question and it toke her a few moments to respond.

" The oldest is 12, the youngest is 2. Why do you ask? She finally manage to speak.

Ray shrugged but Amber butted in. " Oldest is 12? How will they servive by themselves?"

Alex smiled at Amber's concerned voice. " Never had somebody care about that before. Anyways I taught him the main things to take care of themincase somethings happens to me, this for example." Alex had gotten all her breath back and was looking as normal as ever.

She picked up the top and skirt that was her uniform and, as Amber had done, disappeared behind the 'curtain'. Ray starightened out Alex sheet as she was dressing and Amber watched Ray. Alex sighed in annoyence as she emerged from behind the curtain in the uniform. It was the same as Amber's but with one twist. Amber's uniform was a faded gold and Alex' was a faded red. Amber noticed this and questioned Ray.

" If we both work as servant and have the same uniform, then why are they different colors?" She asked, her curiosity grabbing her yet again.

Ray turned to look at both Amber and Alex's uniforms and responded. " Each servant serves a different group. The color of the clothes symbolize what group you serve. See my clothes?" He said pointing to his shirt and shorts that were a faded blue. " I serve in the kitchen. Blue means you serve the chefs and help serve the food to the royal family at breakfest , lunch and supper. So naturally, I'm one of the first people up."

Amber beamed and stood up to show Ray her color. " Who do I serve?"

Ray;s mind pondered then he remembered. " Gold means you serve the landscape. You will help with the outdoor work. So your kinda a gardener. You will plant flowers and fruits and vegetables, you'll also have to help weed the gardens of course."

Amber smiled. " Well I'm good at that, I have a garden of my own at home that lasts all year around. Some of the plant survive through the winter and I have to make sure that they don't get eaten by the animals and birds thst stay the winter."

Ray smiled then it faded into a frown. " I don't think Alex will be all to happy with what she got though." He stared at her.

Alex stared back waiting for him to tell her her position. " Well First of all there will be no other servants wearing red, you'll notice very quickly. Because your the only one with the job. There was a few before but the King went of with it and said there would be only one who wore red." He responded nervously.

Alex grew impaitent. " So what does red serve?"

Ray gulped. " Red serves the gaurds."

Alex mouth opened in awe. " Red serves the gaurds?" She repeated.

Ray nodded. " Sorry Alex."

Suddenly the room went black. The torch had burnt out and left them in complete darkness. The three found there way to there beds without another word. They all lay down there heads and closed there eyes. They drifted of to sleep almost instantly and they were soon fast asleep.