as he walked through the corridors of the kaeleer hall watching the staff decorate the rooms , laughing and whispering secrets ; as he and mephis prepared the benefaction list for the staff and all the villagers whose work directly or indirectly served the hall ; as he did all the things a good prince did for the people who served him , a thought rubbed at him , rubbed and rubbed : she would be spending that special day with her family in terreille , away from those who were truly her own .