“I didn’t say anything of the sort,” Kem said, moving quickly toward the door. “Do you need help getting to the washroom before you retire for the night?”
“No, I can manage,” I told her.
“What were you about to say? He hasn’t been visiting during the day because…”
Standing at the door, Kem said, “Because he’s been busy. Good night, my lady.” And the girl quickly left the room.
Chapter 7
Let the Tour Begin
Raewyn
The next morning when the healer arrived, she actually spoke to me.
“I heard you managed to charm everyone out of their vows of silence last night,” she said with a wry smile. “I might as well join the ‘traitors.’ I’m Elanor. It’s nice to officially meet you, Raewyn.”
I gave the woman a big smile. “It’s nice to officially meet you too. Thank you for all you’ve done for me, Elanor. I owe you my life.”
“You owe Prince Pharis your life,” she said. “But you’re welcome. How are you feeling today?”
“Good. Stronger. I walked to and from the washroom this morning with hardly any trouble, and the pain is completely gone.”
“Excellent. Before long you’ll be ready for the stairs. Keep walking around your room, and I’ll give you some exercises to help rebuild the strength in your legs.”
“I feel as if I could handle some stairs already,” I told her. “Though I guess it depends on how many there are. Do you thinkI could leave the room and practice walking down the hall? I’m going a bit stir-crazy in here.”
Elanor gave me a sympathetic expression. “Poor thing. I told him?—”
She stopped herself from finishing the sentence. As she started a new thought, there was a twinkle in her eyes that looked a bit naughty.
“Why don’t we take a tour of the castle today?” she suggested. “I think it’s high time you got to know your new home.”
“My temporary home,” I corrected.
The healer’s brows lifted before she looked away and busied herself with gathering my shoes and stockings and bringing them to me.
“I’m excited to take a tour,” I told her, putting them on. “But I’m not sure how far I’ll be able to walk.”
Elanor went to the door and opened it. “You won’t have to.”
She stepped out of the room and came back moments later, pushing a chair in front of her. It glided smoothly and noiselessly, not dragging on the rug.
Leaning over, I looked at the chair legs for an explanation. They hadn’t dragged across the floor because they weren’ttouchingthe floor.
The chair was floating.
“How did you do that?” I asked in awe.
“I didn’t. One of the chambermaids has Levitation glamour,” Elanor explained. “It comes in handy when moving furniture and supplies around the castle. She imparted some to this chair for the day.”
Gesturing to the floating piece of furniture, she said, “Shall we?”
When Elanor pushed the chair legs into contact with the floor, I took a seat in it then felt it rise again with a little bounce.
“Oh. This feels strange.”
“Hold on to the arms,” Elanor instructed. “And let the tour begin.”
