These short stories of maids, who are under the control of an evil master in a castle, tells of their struggle to fight against him while also pretending to be loyal maids. They plan and act every day for their freedom as they eagerly await the next guest who might be the one to save them or become just another servant or even worse.
Included in this book is a story called Father-like Love where a man tries to save two kids from the evil forces within the forest he's a part of.