Verity could sense the disappointment on the alpha's face. Disappointed that she wouldn't get to punish Verity or disappointed that Verity got the question wrong? What little colour remained in the girl's face drained right back out again. How did this happen, Verity thought to herself. She had remembered the answer exactly! How did she mess up? Was it not a trick question? No.. that was never true. No one ever really cared what an Omega thought, let alone an Alpha. Well if she had messed up, it was no one's fault but her own....

"I'll tell you a secret, Verity. I think you're wrong. You Omegas all think we're destined to lead, but we're not. We may have a higher IQ, but that's just a number. I think you Omegas are truly strong, because you can smile even though you have it so bad."

Verity was shocked. In a good way of course, she almost risked a smile but thought that was seriously pushing her already thin luck. She felt a swell of pride in her chest and all of her worries were buried under the crushing weight of her laughably small self-pride.

 "You're dismissed, but think about what I just told you, okay?"

The servant nodded enthusiastically and practically skipped down the hall towards the servants' quarters. Her duties now done, she planned to catch some sleep while on a quite positive note. However she couldn't help but wonder why Miss Fields had told her those things. It's not like she was unique. Was it just that she was conveniently there? Randomly selected in a twist of fate? Maybe she would find out tomorrow, maybe she would not. It didn't really matter to Verity. She was simply satisfied it happened. The girl privately smiled as she gathered her simple nightclothes and went to change. Mikael made a comment about how Verity was looking quite good this evening and she brushed it off with a shrug as Mikael trying to fluster her. After all, she wore the same nightclothes every day and it's not like she did anything different. Maybe it was that lingering pride she had within herself.