-Laelia-
I tossed and turned the entire night. The conversation between King Acheron and King Kegon played over and over in my mind, turning my dreams into nightmares. When morning finally came, and Libelle and Kayda came to wake me from where I had slept at the other end of the room—since my bed had been occupied—I was already awake.
Libelle seemed almost shocked when I got up from the floor. I wasn’t sure if it was because I had woken up on my own or because I probably looked as terrible as I felt.
“How is she?” I asked, glancing over at the woman in my bed.
“Alive and getting better by the day,” Libelle replied.
I nodded before turning away and heading to the bathing room. All I wanted was to sink into the warm water and, hopefully, for a few moments, forget about the world and wh
