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

Even Nicholas looked at

been so tense when I had been sitting

comfortable enough to enjoy

its way inside of me, but

was sick. I needed to get to her and find

hallway outside the dining room, waiting for

with her now,” the maid said. She kept pace with me as

bedroom.

this happen?”

seemed as confused as me. “She seemed fine until about an hour ago. The fever came

at first

bed, the blankets pulled up to her chest. She had

few feet away from the bed, speaking softly with each

the back of

out from one closed eyeild and

here now. It’s going to be

by my presence, enough

who was diligent in holding that compress and watching Elva. Confident she would alert me if something else occurred, I stepped back from the bed to

came toward them, they stopped their hushed words to each other and looked at me. One

other had a pitying

fever?” I asked. “What’s her new

at each other, then

no treatment plan,” the blank one

have misheard. “Excuse

a

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