* * *Peter
* * *PeterWith a beaming smile that I had not seen in years, Derek made his way to the kitchen and rummaged through the pa
* * *PeterAt the cemetery, Derek and I found spaces to start digging when a man of middle age approached us.
* * *DrizellaAna had hurried her way into the washroom to take a bath before I could ask her any more about the marks on her back. She was so defensive about it and insistent that it was nothing. We were always really close sisters and it seems like in a matter of days we have drifted apart.I sat on the edge of my bed and stared at the door to the washroom with a frown, listening intently. I could hear the water in the bath move around as she cleaned herself, every now and then a hiss from pain. I had an inkling of what it was, and I silently prayed to God that it wasn't what I was thinking.I stepped up and walked to the door before trying to speak to her. "Hey Ana, if you want there are some different things that you can put in your bath to make it more relaxing. There are some little vials on the side of the tub, I personally chose the one that smelled like gra
* * *DrizellaAlma left to ready a room for Ana and the Prince left with Ella to spend some time together. The only people left in the room were me, Ana, Maddie and Malcolm, and Dr. Laënnec, who asked all of us, "What happened here?"
* * *DrizellaIt took a couple of hours of riding to reach the North Village but I arrived just before nightfall to the Thomas' house.
* * *DrizellaSince Derek didn't have a horse and we needed to leave Peter's horse, Onyx, so that he could get safely back to the castle, Derek rode with me on Henry for our journey back.Derek and Gemma had dug up at least half a dozen turmeric roots to take back to the castle with us to hopefully help Maddie. I hoped that Ana knew how to administer the turmeric so that it could help her. Do you brew it? Do you eat it directly? It looked somewhat like a spud, so I was sure there were numerous ways to prepare it.I wasn't exactly friends with Derek, we were more acquaintances than anything, but he seemed to be important to Peter, and I wanted to bond with him a little as we had a couple of hours ride ahead of us."So how long have you and Peter known each other?" I asked, turning my head so that he could hear me as I was in front of him on Henry.Derek i
* * *PeterDriz and Derek left the house to head back to the castle just past sundown and I was worried about them. I hated the idea of Driz traveling by night, but I was thankful that Derek was feeling better enough to go along with her to pro