[Xanthea]
“I didn’t expect you to visit me again,” said the High lady.
“Why not, High lady?” I asked, preparing the color palette, brushes and blank canvas on the over-bed table for her.
She looked into my eyes and then lowered her gaze.
“Well… because of what happened yesterday with Nyssa,” she said.
Maybe I knew what she insinuated. She felt bad for her silence when Nyssa lost her temper. Often, silence spoke volumes. And what I heard in her silence was helplessness against the truth.
“She told the truth, didn’t she?” I said, forcing a faint smile onto my face. “And I couldn’t help but notice the bond you share with healer Nyssa as though she was already a part of your family. And I can see it clearly how much she loves and cares about you.”
“She has been a great support ever sinc
