for a black cat that isn't there

There's nothing quite like doing research for a term even though your society is not really parallel with any real world.

There's a servant who's attending on the princess. The fairy tale world has some touches of realism in there, so I don't think the marriageable princess would have her old nurse as a servant still (whatever happened in Tattercoats), but I need a term for her.

And it's still got some of the fairy tale world-building.

I think she's going to be a lady of the chamber.

Chinese Menu

Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods by Grace Lin

A series of stories -- myth, legends, and occasional history -- about various Chinese dishes. Starting with those about the origin of chopsticks and giving three mutually exclusive ones, and with tea, one of which involves recognizably the same plot as the Brother Grimms' The Three Little Birds, through all the categories of Western food that Chinese food has been put in.