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“Just a little longer.” Sophie turned to Travis. “What brings you here?”
“Let’s talk inside,” Violet said, ushering them all in.
The four of them crowded into the gatehouse. Travis relayed the information about the possibility that one of Lisandra’s female officials was conspiring with Yuvan.
Sophie’s expression turned grim. “So, Grand Princess Lisandra may really be in trouble.”
“It seems likely,” Violet said, glancing into the room. From a distance, she couldn’t make out much. “Is there anything unusual?”
“Winona went in to investigate. If what she finds checks out, we’ll go in,” Sophie answered.
“Winona’s here too? That’s a relief.” Violet sighed.
With Winona’s understanding of their language and her Lightfoot Skill, she was likely to avoid detection.
Sophie helped Sebastian adjust his cloak. The old man had been in such a rush to leave, he had grabbed the first cloak he could find and thrown it on.
After a while, Winona appeared at the entrance of Concord Lodge. It was likely she hadn’t come alone. When Sophie had seen her earlier, she had been dressed in stealth attire. But now, she wore her usual attire and her stealth attire was nowhere in sight. Sophie hurried over to greet her and asked, “What’s the situation, Winona?”
“I stayed on the roof of Grand Princess Lisandra’s quarters for a while. She’s unconscious. There are a few maids by her side. I overheard them talking-she came back from the Diplomatic Affairs Department not long ago and suddenly went into a fit. She even bit someone. After that, she lost consciousness,” Winona replied.
“She went into a fit and bit someone? Could she have gone momentarily insane?” Violet exclaimed, astonished.
“Did you hear what they said in the main courtyard?” Sophie asked.
“They were arguing in the main courtyard. Some wanted to summon a royal physician or Sebastian, but others opposed it. Since I was on the roof, I couldn’t tell who was for or against it.” “Was there a woman among those opposing?”
“Yes,” Winona replied. When she saw Travis, she knew Sophie and the others must already know that one of Lisandra’s female officials was involved. “But I can’t be sure if it was Penny.” “Were many people opposing calling for a physician?” Sophie pressed.
“About three or four people. But it wasn’t just opposition-they were weighing the situation. One woman, though, was adamantly against it. She argued that our Starhaven physicians were no match for their royal physician, and there was a risk of harm.” “So, the people opposing are mainly concerned that Grand Princess Lisandra might suffer if the wrong decision is made, and they’re worried about the consequences?” Sophie clarified.
Winona nodded. “That’s one way to put it.”
Sophie didn’t hesitate. “Then, let’s go!”
Travis stopped her for a moment. “Should we inform His Highness? Perhaps he should make the decision.”
“No,” Sophie said firmly. “This is my decision, not His Highness’.”
She immediately sent a message for the Capital Guard on watch to come over, and ordered, “You will go in with Mr. Travis and Ms. Spencer. Try to avoid any conflict and do not engage with any envoys.” “Understood!” the capital guards responded in unison.
Travis and Violet led the way with the Capital Guard, while Sophie and Winona followed closely behind with Sebastian in tow.
The Westhaven guards saw them coming in full force and immediately stepped forward to block their path. Violet and Travis tried to communicate with them, but it was ? like a Conversation between a chicken and a duck-neither side could understand the other. This led to the envoys from the main courtyard coming out.
“What are you doing? What’s going on?” Leroy shouted as he appeared, visibly furious.
Sophie stepped forward. “We’ve learned that Grand Princess Lisandra is unwell, and we’ve brought Starhaven’s renowned physician here to treat her.”
“No need for that.” Leroy waved his hand dismissively. “We have our royal physician. Step back.”
Penny’s expression changed slightly as she approached. “How did you find out?”
Sophie looked to Winona, her eyes silently asking a question-was it her?
Winona recognized the voice-it was the same one she had overheard earlier, the woman who had opposed summoning a physician. She nodded in confirmation.
Upon hearing Penny’s words, Leroy snapped out of his thoughts and turned to Sophie with renewed fury. “That’s right, how did you know? Did you break in? Or have you been spying on us? Eavesdropping on our conversations?”
“During the negotiations, we were aware that Grand Princess Lisandra was unwell,” Sophie said, raising her voice. “We came in just now to use se the restroom and overheard your guards discussing her condition, saying it was quite serious. Hence, we brought Sebastian here to treat her. We’re doing this because we don’t want Grand Princess Lisandra’s health to affect the negotiations.”
“Absurd!” Amos scoffed. “How could it affect the negotiations? Tomorrow’s talks won’t be canceled. We aren’t reliant on just Grand Princess Lisandra for negotiations.” Garrick stepped forward. “Since they’re already here, we might as well let them in. Her Highness hasn’t woken up yet.”
“No!” Leroy immediately objected. “Who knows what they’re really after?”
Penny’s face was also filled with suspicion.
“I don’t agree, either,” she said. “Our royal physician, Mr. Glover, is the one who understands Her Highness’ condition best. How can we allow just any physician to treat her? Even though we’re not at war, the relationship between our two kingdoms is still somewhat hostile. Also, we’re in the middle of a delicate negotiation. If they take advantage of this and harm Her Highness, can we take responsibility for that?”
Although Penny was a low-ranking female official, she had Lisandra’s favor and full trust. Just now, it had been her fierce opposition that had swayed others, turning supporters into opponents.
Still, there were a few, like the Diplomatic Affairs Department officials, who supported inviting Starhaven’s renowned physician, Sebastian. His reputation had reached Westhaven; when Westhaven’s previous king had been gravely ill, some court officials had even suggested summoning Sebastian for treatment.
However, the late king refused to entrust his life to someone from Starhaven, which was why the idea was abandoned.
The argument raged on. Sophie and Winona, seeing the chaos, quickly moved Sebastian toward the eastern courtyard.
“Stop them!” Penny shrieked, her voice cutting through the tension.
“Let me explain. Listen to me…” Violet stepped forward, grabbing Penny’s arm. “We’re only doing this for Grand Princess Lisandra. There are maids by her side. If we do anything suspicious, your people will see.”
“Yes, that’s right,” Travis added, stepping between them and Leroy. “Don’t worry, our physician will just check her vital signs. Where’s your royal physician? Hurry up and follow them. It would be better if he was also present.”
Javier Glover, a Westhaven royal physician, had already rushed into Lisandra’s room. Though there were two medical attendants with Lisandra, the Starhaven group had moved to enter the room. Fearing trouble, Javier immediately followed. “Let go of me! Let go!” Penny shouted at Violet, her eyes wide with panic. “What do you want to do? Are you trying to hurt me?”
“No, of course not,” Violet assured her softly, clearly not interested in confrontation. “If you need to go in, we’ll go together.”
“Yes, let’s all go in together. We’re all here for Grand Princess Lisandra’s health,” Travis called out loudly.
The Capital Guard and the Westhaven guards began to push and shove. Sophie had given orders not to engage physically, so the Capital Guard, though shoved, could only use their shoulders to counter the pressure.
The scene descended into chaos. Because Travis was dragging Leroy and Violet was tightly holding onto Penny’s hand, they were being forcefully moved toward the eastern courtyard.
Sophie and Sebastian had already reached the eastern courtyard. Meanwhile, the maid, Aria, had returned to Lisandra’s quarters to tend to her, having stepped out briefly to listen in on the ongoing debate to see what decision had been made. When Aria saw Sophie enter with Sebastian, her eyes lit up. She hurried to meet them and asked, “Have you brought Mr. Dalton with you?”
In the bedroom, aside from the medical attendants, there was a female official and a few maids. The female official, seated by Lisandra’s bedside, was wiping the grand princess’ face. As soon as she saw them enter, she lifted the sheer curtains and stood up with a wary expression.
When Aria spoke, the female official’s expression brightened.
“Sebastian Dalton? Did they agree?” She quickly approached them and bowed respectfully. “Mr. Dalton, please check Her Highness’ heart rate.”
Sebastian took the medicine box from Winona and walked over. Aria moved a stool closer so he could sit by the bed.