The Goat Plan

The next few days passed in relative calm. There were no urgent messages or immediate threats - either from monsters, from other nations, or from within - and so Rache's days were primarily spent taking care of her little baby goat.

The boy who was ostensibly also her responsibility had yet to say a word.

She brought him food, but he wasn't much interested in conversation, and wouldn't even come out of the covers to eat unless she left the room.

She only knew he ate the food when she wasn't there because when she'd check back in the food would be gone from the plate.

Speaking of food...

The goat milk that she'd been given for Darrach was running out.

She needed to get more goat milk.

The palace might have goats. They might having a nursing nanny goat that she could borrow milk from.

If not...

Then she'd just have to get Fiadh's help to get milk from the town for Darrach.

As for whether Fiadh would help...