Once his coughing ceased, I asked, “But you don’t know what caused it to come down?”
He shook his head.
There was a knock at the door. Henrick and Jonas entered and greeted us. “King Vintras, Jonas would like to examine you. Would that be all right with you?”
“I have medicines that may help your condition.” Jonas added.
“Yes, of course.” The king motioned for them to approach. “Excuse me Raynar. Please stay; I’d like to finish our conversation when this concludes.”
“Okay.” I walked over to the window to keep out of the way. The king’s room overlooked a large stone courtyard where guards were positioned at each entrance. In the center of the courtyard grew a small tree with red berries.
“Do you see the tree in the center?” The king asked. “Those berries are probably the sole reason I
