"Did you take any herbal tea, perhaps? Or a prescribed poison? I hear these concoctions are all the rage these days."
The doctor's question snapped her back to reality.
She had barely had anything to eat the previous day. Even water hadn't neared her lips.
Until her dinner by midnight.
And the strange maid that had delivered it… did she have anything to do with it?
Seeing her confused expression, he decided not to press his questions any further.
"Very well. Be sure to take the tea I have prescribed, get well rested and forget about having any children for the next few months. You are quite lucky that your womb has suffered no damage." Then with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes, he nodded and left.
And once again, she was alone with him.
The silence was driving her mad. She wanted him to say something to her instead of just sitting there.
"You don't have to sit there and watch over me."
He shook his head and stood up.
