Investigating Esther

"Miss Esther, please get inside the carriage as well. We need to leave now," the knight, Sir Galien, said in a hurry. 

The urgency in his voice pulled her out of her thoughts and she obediently sat inside the carriage. Inside the carriage, the royal physician was quietly looking over the prince, while Esther stared at them with a distressed face. 

"How is His Highness? Will he be fine?" Esther asked after a while. 

The royal physician initially didn't want to answer her, but looking at her expression, he sighed. "His fever is high, and worse, the Crown Prince has lost a lot of blood, putting him in danger."