The kitchens are a busy, hot place. They are filled with kitchen staff rushing around to prepare the main meals for the king's family and residing nobles. Tonight they are preparing two deer the king and his nobles caught while hunting, as well as some rabbit from a few days ago and seasoned vegetables. There are multiple fires around the kitchen to cook the animals and boil the vegetables, and combined with the heat of all the people the room is stifling. While the main kitchen workers are middle aged women who stay at one station, there are also younger children running around taking ingredients from one place to another. People are shouting instructions and gossip to one another constantly, so it is very hard to hear anything, but the atmosphere is very cheerful.
the kitchens, Inside Castle
queen
there is also a young woman selling flowers to passersby.
I am a poor young woman who was recently widowed. I sell flowers to travelers and passersby on the road outside my village. I hope to earn enough money to be able to provide for myself and my child.
M'lady what are you doing down here? This is not the place for a noble such as you! I know...I just had to get away from the court and my throne.  I was looking for my chambermaid. Well she came here a short while ago to collect the flowers you ordered but she seemed to be in a rush and left in a hurry.. Oh! These are the flowers that she got for me?  They are gorgeous?  What brought you to selling them?   Thank you, I grow them in my garden and I sell them off so I can provide for my child They are the most beautiful and freshest I've ever had!  I need plenty more because the Lord that is with the King right now has horrible body odor!  I hate to say it but its true! Then i shall collect flowers from all over the kingdom! Only the best for m'lady! You have been so very good to me. I wonder if you would consider being the flower maiden for the kingdom?  You would live here and bring your child...you would want for nothing and your task would be to grow the flowers in my gardens and bring them in and arrange the in each room and for parties.  What say you? Oh tell me this is not a trick! Oh I shall be so happy to serve you! It is done then!  Run and gather your things and I will have a beautiful wing in the lower chambers readied for you.  You will have your own maid and a whole room dedicated to arranging flowers to your hearts desire.  Your child may sit in on the schooling of the children as well.  This makes me so happy! Oh I will! I will! Thank Thank you so much! I must contact my dress maker immediately because the position will require that you have beautiful dresses and aprons to protect them and, of course, gardening clothing as well.  You will only be growing flowers for the gardeners take care of the rest.  You will accompany to the flower show to find some exotic flowers to plant!  It shall be so fun!