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.

when I had

comfortable enough to enjoy

its way inside of me, but I

sick. I needed to get to her and

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

are in with her now,” the maid said. She kept

bedroom.

this

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

at first she

was in the bed, the blankets pulled up to her chest. She had a cold compress on her

few feet away

to her side. I touched the back

from one

here now. It’s going

my

and watching Elva. Confident she would alert me if something else occurred, I stepped back from the bed to consult with

came toward them, they stopped their hushed words to each other

expression. The other had

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

each other, then back at

treatment plan,”

must have misheard. “Excuse

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