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I blinked in confusion and tried to gather myself, but my heart raced, and my head felt as if it were
drowning in a sea of thoughts.
Beams of sunlight filtered in through the window, which told me it was already morning. That dream
had felt so short, but hours had passed by like minutes.
“I’m sorry to wake you,” Erika apologized when I met her eyes again. “I found you shaking and grew
worried. Your teeth were clenched, and you were whimpering. Did you have a nightmare, honey?”
I shook my head, but only a little. It wasn’t exactly a nightmare, though it had been unpleasant. I
wondered if “Emmett” would have told me something useful if my dream hadn’t been interrupted. I
didn’t believe the dream would have been prophetic, but I wondered if myte husband had indeed left
me something like he’d said.
He must have because otherwise, why was Kaleb so determined to bring me to the North? But what
could it be? Emmett hadn’t left me anything besides thick medical tomes and some of his notebooks.
Nothing in those books seemed suspicious… but had I missed something?
Part of me wanted to scream in frustration. This was all such a tangled mess. All I wanted was to go
back to my life at Kellers and divide my time between patients, Finnick, and Asher. I dreamed of a
world that didn’t involve warring Packs, military coups, mysterious illnesses, and hidden identities. I just
yearned for a
normal life.
But I knew that wasn’t possible. I was too deep in it now to go back to living a normal, carefree life.
I managed to gather myself and convince Erika that I was fine, and though the maid didn’t seem all that
convinced, she let the subject go. We woke Finnick up a bit
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We tidied the room quickly, left the inn, and filed back into the car. Just likest. night, we remained
silent, and once Kaleb was seated in the passenger seat, the driver started the car, and we resumed
our journey.
I stared out the window the entire time and admired the snow on the ground. It wasn’t a thickyer, but
it was enough to make me stare in wonder. Though Yurene thus far was different than Wega, it
reminded me a lot of Wild Crawler in the winter. It was full of forests and wildlife, something that was
wholly absent in the bustling city of Anemond.
It was already noon when we finally arrived to a ce Kaleb informed me was called Vlokwell. It was a
large city, resembling Anemond, but with much fewer people. The streets weren’t even remotely
bustling, and there were half as many tall buildings. I was taken aback by the architecture. Everything
was all white and gray brick, giving it a sort of gloomy, wintery feeling.
Eventually, the car stopped at a pce, or rather, arge structure more like a castle or fortress. The
white brick walls were very high, with towers rising into the sky and arge, s piked gate surrounding it.
The many windows of the pce were covered by thin ck bars, and I noted that the structure’s stone
sparkled in the sunlight. It was beautiful but strange to see.
The gate was patrolled by several guards outfitted in heavy silver armor, and as they let us through and
into the pce grounds, I wondered if Yurene was at war. I wasn’t sure if they had any conflicts with
any of the surrounding countries or Pack s at the present, but the security here was obviously strict. We
had passed quite a few sentries after entering Vlokwell, and I had the feeling that once we entered the
pce, there would be many more security checks.
When the car stopped, Kaleb turned around to face us.
“Wee to my pce,” he said, and though he still appeared tired, there was a glint in his dark blue
eyes.
We got out of the car, and as we followed the king into the castle, he spoke
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“I have a meeting with all of the diplomats, so I’ll be indisposed for a while,” he announced, and he ran
his hand over his golden brown hair to smooth it. “I trust you can handle yourselves in my absence.”
He introduced us to the head ser ant, a woman named Ms. Benn. She was a serious woman with pale
blue eyes, a slightly pinched mouth, and blonde hair that was pulled back into a neat bun. She greeted
us simply, and then Kaleb turned to
me.
“Ms. Benn will take you to your room,” he said. “I’ll visit you when I have the
time.”
I nodded and shoved down the lump in my throat. When the king left us, Ms. Benn escorted us to our
room, which was located in the side building. She didn’t speak much, but I was alright with that.
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The room was clean andrge, though somewhat sterile and in. Like the rest of the pce, the walls
and floors were white, and while there was a little color from the pale blue bedspreads, it wasn’t
enough to feelfortable. Though it had many amenities, like the enormous beds, a desk, a small
dining area, and a sitting room, this ce was akin to an ice pce. Cold and uninviting.
“If you need anything else,e visit me in my parlor,” Ms. Benn announced after she finished the tour
of the room. “It’s located at the left corner of the first
floor.”
us.
“Thank you,” I replied, and after she gave me a slight nod, the head se rvant left
Once we were alone, Erika and I exchanged a nce, and then she offered me
a bitter smile.
“It feels like a prison,” shemented, and I nodded. She was right. The whole castle felt like a well-
guarded prison. There weren’t any guards inside because there was no need for them. The walls
surrounding the ce were thick and high. Looking through the window, I could see nothing but the
gate.
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As we began to unpack, I realized Finnick had been quiet since our arrival. While normally, that wasn’t
too unusual, I noticed that his face and lips were pale. Since our departure from the inn this morning,
he had been sleeping in Erika’s arms, but I hadn’t thought much about it.
When I ced my hand on his forehead, I realized he had a fever.
Erikaid him on the bed, and I checked his temperature to confirm my suspicions. I supposed it could
be a cold due to the quick weather change.
I tried to keep him warm and wrapped a thick nket around him. I held his hand and rubbed his back
with the other gently.
He didn’t say anything; just closed his eyes and shivered
After a couple of hours, I began to wonder if it was more than just a cold. Despite the heavy nket,
Finnick wasn’t sweating at all, and his fever persisted. His lips were not only pale but had started to
turn purple.
I knew I needed to seek help at once.
“Can you keep an eye on him?” I asked Erika, and once she nodded, I swiftly left the room and hurried
down the winding staircase to the first floor. I followed Ms. Benn’s instructions and found the parlor, but
it was locked. I nced at the clock. It was 3:00 PM, yet the space seemed rather empty, with no se
rvants in the long, white marble hallway.
I wasn’t sure what to do. I needed help, but no one was around. I wondered if I should yell and call out
for someone. But I heard a woman’s voice behind me before I could do so.
“What are you doing here?”
I turned around to find a young woman standing there. She was beautiful, with high cheekbones,rge,
curious greenish-blue eyes, tanned skin, and shoulder-length wavy ck hair. She was quite tall and
had a thin but subtly
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muscr build. She wasn’t wearing armor or a se rvant’s attire, so I wasn’t sure what her station was,
nor her identity.
“I’m looking for Ms. Benn,” I exined.
“Ms. Benn is usually busy at this time and is probably in the kitchen overseeing dinner preparations,”
the young woman exined, her voice heavily ented like Kaleb’s. “What do you need?”
Her tone was polite and hospitable enough, so I quickly exined Finnick’s
current condition and asked if there was a healer in the castle.
The woman nodded thoughtfully. “There isn’t a healer here, but I know what you’re talking about. It
sounds like a poison, but don’t be worried. I can help.