Chapter 27
All night long I tried to figure out what to do, wondering if Thomas had managed to get the message to Ireland, wondering where my parents were now, and couldn't help but wonder where William was, maybe he was still on the battlefield, maybe even worse. The sound of footsteps interrupted me from my thoughts and I hurried to look toward the entrance to the tent. There were two trays of food in her hands that she was worried about resting on the wooden table. I didn't see the last maid, but when she approached me I saw that she was holding a white dress. I was surprised to find that they were smiling at me, a sincere and genuine smile as if they knew exactly what I was about to go through, why I was doing what I was doing. "Don't you want to eat, your highness?" One of them asked, her ha
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