Chapter 26
Duchy of Aragoni
Dani
A FEW MINUTES after Marco left my room, a nurse’s aide appeared with my nightly pill. I swallowed it gratefully and settled back to go to sleep. Once again, I slept through the night (strange how you can get accustomed to sleeping through odd noises) and didn’t wake up until shortly before my doctor appeared—with Marco at his heels. The doctor went through his usual routine, made a few notes on the clipboard he was holding, and stepped back a couple of paces.
“Are you ready to go home?” he said.
“Does a bear sh…? Yes, I am.”
“Then I’ll sign off on the paperwork and leave it to Dr. d’Argenzio to set the wheels in motion.”
“That’s it?”
“What did you expect,” Marco said, ‘a fanfare’?”
“No, fool. I was thinking that somebody would have a shitload of in
