A Slave in the Middle Ages

Blurb: After dying, Ophelia transmigrated from Hollywood to a medieval court. She went from a rising star in the limelight to an unknown slave taken prisoner in war. Ophelia was assigned to menial work under the chief of candles, with endless candlesticks to scrub and wax drippings to scrape away. She wore rough linen and had only two slices of rye bread a day to fill her stomach. The wounds on her palms had barely begun to heal before her knees were swollen like steamed buns from kneeling. Every so often, she saw a slave carried away wrapped in a white shroud. By the third day after transmigrating, Ophelia had decided she couldn’t live such a miserable life. There were only a few paths open to a servant. Either you were mistreated and worked to death, or you tried to become a trusted confidante of a noblewoman in charge, who might eventually arrange for you to marry one of her tenant farmers. Or you could become a royal lover and climb the court ranks, perhaps even earning a noble title. A Slave’s Rise Through the Ranks The History of a Royal Mistress’s Rise to Power Daily Life in the Harem The male lead is the crown prince An alternate medieval world The court ranks are fictional Don’t nitpick historical accuracy. Don’t nitpick, the author is God. Theme: Live well