The name means nothing to her, of course, but her impression is confirmed. "It is easy to see. Even here."
By 'here' she does not mean the ship, but in a kitchen, cooking, doing what is essentially servants' work unless Ostia, wherever it is, has exceptionally strange views on the role of royalty.
It is, at least provisionally, a respectful observation. She had been originally crafted to serve the Belkan royalty, and she was by her nature well-disposed to such persons.
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By 'here' she does not mean the ship, but in a kitchen, cooking, doing what is essentially servants' work unless Ostia, wherever it is, has exceptionally strange views on the role of royalty.
It is, at least provisionally, a respectful observation. She had been originally crafted to serve the Belkan royalty, and she was by her nature well-disposed to such persons.