Chapter 35

“You have hardly eaten anything all day, my lady. Are you worried for Queen Delia or are you troubled with the knowledge that a child grows inside of you?” Ilena asked. She was making Emilia’s bed, tucking the sheets in by the side of the wooden frame. She had woken up early in the morning to prepare some herbal mixture which she hoped will help her mistress and the growing child in her only to find Emilia restlessly pacing the length and breadth of the room. As she went about her duties she had noticed the untouched breakfast tray that lay on the dressing table which was testament to how long Emilia had awoken. Even now as she sat on the chair in front of the dressing table she couldn’t seem to focus.

“My lady?”

Emilia jumped slightly. Ilena was standing beside her, hands on the skirts of her tunic with a frown on her brow.

“For a woman who just learned she would be having a child you are acting strange. This is all you ever worried about, your troubles your mind?”