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

people around her laughed. Even Nicholas looked at her and gave a relaxed smile.

in my chest. He’d been so tense when I had been

comfortable enough to enjoy

sadness wormed its way

needed to get to her and

was in the hallway outside the dining room, waiting for

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

bedroom.

did this

“She seemed fine until about an hour ago. The

at first

in my room. Elva was in the bed, the blankets pulled up to her chest. She had a cold compress on her forehead, held in place by my

stood a few feet away from the bed, speaking softly with each

side. I touched the back of my fingers to

slipped out from one closed eyeild and talled down

now. It’s going to be

by my presence, enough to fall

Elva. Confident she would alert me if something else

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

other

Elva have a fever?” I asked. “What’s

glanced at each other, then

treatment plan,”

must have misheard.

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