Chapter 46
On a night when she needed it most, Bradamante found rest in the white house.
She awoke to find Manat sitting beside the fire. “Here,” Manat said, handing her a steaming cup. “Bloodberry tea.”
“Oh, Manat. It’s so much harder than I thought.”
“You have to eat something,” Manat said. “You need your strength.”
They dined on roast pig, seared beef, potatoes, mutton stew, figs, and bread. Bradamante drank jug after jug of frothy milk. Whatever she craved, Manat supplied. “And now sleep,” Manat said. “As much as you like.”
Bradamante slept for what felt like a week. When she finally awoke, she was completely restored. And still her vision continued.
“Astolpho is in Abincort,” Bradamante confessed.
“I know.”
“Did you see what happened?”
“Yes. But it doesn’t change anything. Y
