Chapter 0021

After receiving Susie’s news, I needed a moment to catch my breath. I didn’t understand. The royal

doctor had already examined Elva, as recently as the day before. How could she have a fever again?

Wouldn’t the doctor have detected any anomalies before they fully formed?

Those questions would have to wait. For now, all I knew was my daughter was sick and I had to get to

I

I

gett

her.

I pushed away my soup bowl, and apologized to those around me. “I’m sorry. There’s an emergency. I

have to go.

Susie squeezed my arm, then returned to her chair.

As I hurried toward the exit, I glanced back at the table.

A bold girl had already slid herself into my abandoned seat. She must have said a joke, because the

Nicholas looked at

chest. He’d been so tense when I had been sitting there. But now,

comfortable enough

kind of sadness wormed its way inside of me,

sick. I needed to get to her and find out what was going

maids was in the hallway outside the dining room, waiting for

royal doctors are in with her now,” the maid said. She kept pace with me as we

bedroom.

this happen?” I

as me. “She seemed fine until about an hour

at first she was

Elva was in the bed, the blankets pulled up to her chest. She had a

doctors, presumably, stood a few feet away from the bed,

I touched the back of my fingers

tear slipped out from one closed eyeild and talled

now. It’s

by my

maid, who was diligent in holding that compress and watching Elva. Confident she

words

The other had a pitying

Elva have a fever?” I asked. “What’s her new treatment

glanced at each other, then

no treatment plan,” the

have misheard. “Excuse

a

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