"Prostitutes."
This was the first word spoken so softly that it was like a whisper.
The ladies thought they'd heard wrong and leaned forward with the intent to hear what was spoken louder.
But having seen their reaction, the word was repeated but loud enough for all in the room to hear it.
"Prostitutes."
three of the assembled princesses mouths stood agape having heard confirmation of what they'd heard.
And the shock of having heard it coming from the mouth of a princess like themselves, while one among them was shocked more to have heard such a vulgar word coming from her little sisters mouth.
"Adelia, explain yourself! If you've come just to sully our simply guilty pleasure of taking tea, i swear i'll put you over my knee right here!"
These young ladies were well aware of the words in use by the commoners but they were also aware the words were like curse words, in noble circles the proper term would be consort, or mistress.
