Hours passed.
Many items were brought to Veronica. Everything from necklaces to teacups to feathers and books. With only a passing glance from her, each item was quickly dismissed.
The latest item, a stone found in an odd place in the hallway, was handed to Veronica.
“There’s no magic in this,” she said and handed it back to the guard who had delivered it. He slumped his shoulders as he left the room to return to his search.
Night turned to day and then night again. None of us slept.
When every inch of the bedroom had been searched, everyone moved out into the hallway and beyond. Last I’d heard, Nicholas was turning the entire palace upside down.
The doctor had been in and out. She’d administered more medicine, but nothing was working. Elva was growing weaker.
Just then, Nicholas bu
