“Is she awake?”
The Head Maid nodded quickly, opening the door wider for him to enter. Yulien hurried toward the bed, his eyes landing on the figure in it who was sitting up, leaning on a mountain of fluffy pillows. She was holding something, and after a few seconds, he realized that something was a baby feeding on her breast.
“Yu… Your Majesty?” Arina’s voice made him focus on her face, her raised eyebrows almost disappearing into her messy hair. She seemed pale and gaunt, but the spark was back in her eyes.
“Leave us,” Yulien ordered the maids fussing around the room, and waited until the last of them disappeared through the door. “How are you feeling?”
“I’m fine,” Arina replied before returning her attention back to the baby. “This fussy lady refused to feed from anyone else. She wi
