Sairis's POV
When Sairis pushed open the door to the royal infirmary, he had expected Ardent and perhaps one assistant. He had not expected what he walked into.
Ardent was standing at the center of the room with two female assistants by his sides, all three of them turned toward the door
It was obvious that they had been waiting long enough to stop pretending they were doing anything else.
The room was clean and bright, the curtains pulled back to let in the full morning light, and everything had been arranged with the intention that told Sairis this examination had been prepared for, carefully and well in advance.
He stepped aside and ushered Lady Candice through the door ahead of him.
They had not spoken since leaving their quarters. Not one word in the corridor, not one word on the stairs, not one word the entire walk here.
