This is the neighboring village, where some of the castle servants live.

The castle servants were gathered around the other men who'd arrived with the intruder.

Then he commanded the appearance of a castle servant.

"The good Duke gives a feast for castle servants," he said.

Or, he suddenly realized, perhaps King Phenvel; some of his castle servants might well be owned, rather than hired.

A handful of castle servants had gathered a distance from the door.

Two of the castle servants ran off, a man to the stables and the old woman with the broom to the kitchens.

The castle servants garbed him to their satisfaction and guided him through the motions.

Almost immediately a smart white linen-jacketed waiter - not so different from the uniform of the castle servants - appeared to take her order.

The spirit was said to have been finally laid to rest when the castle servants put a cloak out for him.