Just miserably rich then? Some people didn’t deserve the wealth they got. Never mind. Ruth would gladly take what they couldn’t appreciate. She smiled to herself as she began to wash herself with the richly scented soap.

The next comment widened her smile. Clearly the maid didn’t respect Magnus much, and Ruth was satisfied that the other woman was willing to show as much. She could do with an ally in this house. Not that she would actually keep him waiting. Magnus had offered her a second chance. She wouldn’t blow it this time.

She closed her eyes as she lay back once again to soak. “How do they treat you?”