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

laughed. Even Nicholas looked at her and

tense when I had been sitting there.

comfortable enough

wormed its way

get to her and find out what was going

was in the hallway outside

in with her now,” the maid said. She kept pace with me as we rushed back to

bedroom.

did this happen?” I

confused as me. “She seemed fine until about an hour

thought at first she was just

her chest. She had a cold compress on her forehead, held in place by my quieter, second

a few feet away from the bed, speaking

to her side. I touched the back of my fingers to

out from

now. It’s

seemed soothed by my presence, enough to

second maid, who was diligent in holding that compress and watching Elva. Confident she would alert me if something

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

expression. The other had a

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

doctors glanced at each other,

treatment plan,” the blank

have misheard. “Excuse

a

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