Royal Love

Chapter 26

(Sarah's point of view)

   "Sarah?" The voice was faint. I must have imagined it I thought to myself. I shivered. I was cold. I couldn't feel my body. "Sarah!" The voice came again I tried to sit up but fell back to the ground from the effort. "SARAH!" it sounded like Henry.

   "Henry?" the words were a whisper. My breath was easy to spot in the air when I spoke. I must be going insane. Henry wasn't here. He was in France. He left us. "He doesn't love us." "He doesn't love me.

   I heard twigs crunch near me. "He doesn't love me" I murmured that over and over again. I thought I was being lifted but my strength gave out and with one more "He doesn't love me," I fainted.

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      I woke up in the same room as the time before. The room with nothing but a chair a bed and a nightstand. Only this time some one was sitting in the chair.

   I blinked a few times trying to help my eyes focus. I reached up to my forehead and felt a cool wet cloth had been placed on it. My movement caught the person's attention. They reached out to take my hand and I turned to face them as they spoke. "Sarah?"

   I gasped in shock and pulled my hand away. "Henry?" The name was barely a breath. "Wh... what are you doing here?" I looked around and realized I was in the castle. I sat up, causing the cloth to fall. "What am I doing here? I'm not wanted here."

   He reached out to take my hand again, almost to calm me. "I came back for you. My mother healed from the illness. When I was told you...." He choked up. After a deep breath he continued. "when I was told you ran away, I went to the docks to search for you. When you weren't there I remembered Elizabeth had said you ran through the woods, I searched them. When I found you, you were burning up, but at the same time you were so cold." A tear slide down his face and I reached to wipe it away. "I thought I was to late. I raced back to the castle with you. At first your father wouldn't accept you but when he saw you were so close to death, and I mentioned that the best healer was at the castle, he let me bring you in."

   "Oh Henry.Does that mean you accept us?" He looked confused but never got a chance to answer because Lady Welsh came through the door.

   "Oh good you are up. Prince Henry can you please wait in the hall with the others?"

   "Of course," he stood up and pressed a kiss to my forehead.

   I watched him go. "He is a keeper dear," I jumped at the sound of Lady Welsh's voice.

   I smiled but then frowned. "He didn't know what I was talking about. I asked if he accepted us but he had no idea what I was talking about."

   "Well I haven't told any one dear, as I said I wouldn't."

   "I know but I wrote to him but never got a reply. He should know."

   "I not sure dear but you have other people in the hall who want to see you, and if you ask me you should tell them to."

   "No. I can't."

   Lady Welsh sat in the chair where Henry had been and took my hands in hers. "You can't keep it a secret forever."

   I realized what she was saying. "My child is fine?"

   Lady Welsh gave a slight smile. "From what I can tell yes. With that riding and the fall, and also the sickness that fell upon you from the rain and cold, you should consider yourself mighty lucky."