Now it was my turn to be confused. “Surely Trillia isn’t with child….”
She laughed. “Oh, no!” She gasped for breath. “I could wish for her to be married and with child! No, Trillia has other problems. I’d like you to accept her as your apprentice.”
“Trillia. Sir Reif’s daughter?” Surely I had to be mistaken. I suspected the girl would faint at the thought of blood. Imagining her as a healer was beyond my abilities, much less training her to be one.
“Don’t judge her too quickly, Elainya.” I heard the tone of affronted royalty and carefully schooled my responses.
“Of course not, my lady. I don’t mean any disrespect for your niece, but she doesn’t seem to have an interest in…” I stopped. Actually, I couldn’t see Trillia having an interest in anything.
“Trillia has many inabilities. She r
