“I would not wish to be a – burden or a – nuisance to you,” Kelda admitted.
“You will never be that,” Yvette said. “Rémy and I will look after you and one thing I do promise, you will never go back to that horrible old dragon in the Seminary to be bullied as you were before we came here.”
The tears ran down Kelda’s cheeks as she kissed Yvette.
Then as if she realised that the only thing that mattered at the moment was for Yvette to be ready when Rémy came for her, they both took up what Kelda called their ‘battle stations’.
Everything went smoothly, the maid came into the room to pull the curtains and Yvette said in a sleepy voice,
“I will not get up for the moment. I will call you when I wish to do so.”
The maid left the room having put a tray containing coffee and a warm brioche be
