Chapter 344: A Shared Burden
Lyria's POV
I did not need to speak more.
The maids understood immediately. I could see it in the way their expressions shifted, in the way their eyes softened with recognition. They had been with me long enough now to read the words I did not say.
Kathryn, however, had a frown on her face.
She did not press further, though. Whatever questions lingered in her mind, she kept them to herself. Instead, she turned her attention to the small leather pouch she had brought with her, her fingers moving efficiently as she measured out a careful portion of dried herbs.
She mixed them together, before handing the mixture to Pippa.
"Make certain she drinks this after she has eaten," Kathryn instructed.
Pippa accepted the herbs with a nod.
I made a face immediately, already imagining how awful it would taste when placed in water and given to me to drink.
Kathryn turned to me immediately, her eyes narrowing.
