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 her and gave a relaxed

tense when I had been sitting there.

felt comfortable enough to enjoy

kind of sadness wormed its way inside

I needed to get to her and find out what was

the hallway

maid said. She kept pace with me as we rushed

bedroom.

did this

“She seemed fine until about

first she

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

presumably, stood a few feet away from the bed,

the back of

tear slipped out from one closed eyeild and talled

okay, honey. Mommy’s here now. It’s going to be

by my

at the second maid, 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 had a pitying

does Elva have a fever?” I asked. “What’s

at each other,

no treatment plan,” the blank

have

a

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