Chapter 66

Celia

I asked Grace who stopped sobbing and looked up at me again. Her face was red and snot was running down her nose.

“N-no my lady”

She whimpered as I tried to calm her down.

“I lost her the day I was brought here and then sold to your prince”

I said without meaning to make her feel sorry for me but the way she flinched told me I was just a bad consoler.

“Oh, I am so sorry for your loss, my lady”

Grace spoke weakly as she tried to get up from the bed.

“My mother was a strong warrior, she fought bravely in many battles alongside my father, who was also killed in the same battle as my mother. The day I was brought here against my will. But you know what?”

She looked at me in confusion and I continued, “Use the pain as a medium to make you strong. That way your enemies won’t be able to hurt you”

I spoke and she blinked, trying to digest the words I had just said.

“I…I don’t understand, my lady”

I neared her and gently took a scoopful of salve in my palm again and began applying it to