Kayden and I were up at dawn. When we made it to the dining car for breakfast, though, we found Iris already there ahead of us, gazing out the window, an empty teacup on the table in front of her.
“You’re an early riser,” I commented as Kayden and I joined her.
She smiled. “Always been.”
A server arrived at our tableside then and took our breakfast orders. Once he departed, I told Iris I wanted to run something by her.
“Considering everything you told us last night, I think it might be best for you to move, instead of into an apartment, into the palace instead.”
Iris gaped at me. “Really? Me, live at the palace with you?”
“I think it will be best for your medical care. We have doctors on staff who would be able to treat you in the comfort of your own room, so you wouldn’t have
