Chapter 17
BUT AT THE BOTTOM of the stairs, another unpleasant surprise waited for her. She almost ran into someone who was coming the other way.
A woman wearing a man’s coat with the hood pulled over her hair.
“Oh, there you are.”
Madame Sabine.
Nellie’s heart jumped. What was she doing here? Was she looking for the dragon box? Did she know it was missing yet? By the Triune, did this mean that Madame Sabine had actually been to her room?
“I went to look for you. Lord Verdonck made it through the night, but he is very ill and will take a long time to recover. We don’t feel he’s safe here, so we’re going to try to get him home. I need you to find him some remedies for stomach cramps so he can make the journey.”
“Sure, I can bring him some tea of—”
No, she couldn’t. She had given the
