I awoke to a world that was unlike anything I had ever known. The harsh, dimly lit room and the coarse fabric of my dress immediately made it clear that I was far from my cozy apartment in the bustling city. Panic welled up inside me, and I desperately tried to remember how I had ended up in this foreign place.

As I stumbled out of the room and through the narrow stone corridors, I began to piece together my situation. I was no longer the modern young woman I had been. I was now a maid, a...