No one other than Sebastian and Johan knew about this, Alya was a commoner.
A commoner with the lowest stature—a slave. A commoner who is an orphan is automatically a slave, there was no way an orphanage is not just a scheme set up by some noble to sell slaves more conveniently—
Product was coming on its own, and selling on its own, truly a perfect business model.
Till the age of thirteen, her 'parents' made her do all sorts of chores, be it cleaning a 20 acre property alone, cleaning and milking hundreds of cows, then cooking food, washing dishes, attending both her parents every whim.
From 3 years old she worked more than 20 hours in a day, her eyes always had deep dark circles, with the muscles that could barely walk, and knees that cracked every time she walked, a mind that was already broken, and a soulless body that could just serve.