“It is true. Miss Scarlett has an ailment for which she takes a tonic every night at the same time. If she is telling you your requested time is too late, then for her health, it is.” Ryker seemed a little taken aback at the truth of the matter. He gave her a slightly quizzical look to which she returned a small nod of her head. She didn’t like talking about her ailment. Even more so, she didn’t like that no one could figure out what it was. The most skilled healers in the kingdom didn’t know what ailed her, only what could keep the spells away. She’d been taking a tonic every evening before
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