"Do you not have someplace to be, houses to burn, people to kill?" Stephanie found it a mystery that the General never left her side. Day and night, he was right there, having boring reading sessions in the lazy chair where he could watch her closely.
"My place is with my concubine. Or is there somewhere you want me to go?" Arsalan gave her an answer meant to annoy her. Stephanie's healing was very progressive, which made it easier on him.
There was no need for excessive oxygen tanks or forcing the physician to move heavy machines for his selfish whims. She was alive, and he could think clearly, knowing she would be fine in just a few more days. External issues pressed him to leave Miss Door's side, issues he could not postpone because they were his father's orders.
"Are you not going
