7 What is Forbidden 1 (1/2)

James woke to the young maid coming in to stoke the fire. He sat up then and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. He needed to find answers. Picking up the book he had been reading earlier, he continued to read.

He learned that animals only gave their lives for Adremedians if they chose; either out of need, to keep them alive, or if the extra spirit was needed to progress the healing process further, faster. Depending on which one it was, determined if a mark appeared or not. This book didn't specify which one was which, but he knew someone else might have written that answer. But the more he read the more frustrated he was becoming. He still had more questions than answers and at this rate, he'd forget which ones he wanted/needed answers for so he could help Lilly. He set the book down long enough to find paper, a quill, and inkwell, James wrote several pages of questions.

For three days, James watched Lilly sleep as he read, questioned, pondered, and paced to keep his worry and frustration in check. Even sick Humans didn't sleep endlessly for that long. They usually woke up at some point, but Lilly had not. He was starting to wonder if she would ever wake up, despite her breath remaining steady and deep. He paced the room. His mind reviewing the events of the other day over again for something, anything, that would help him know what had happened. He hadn't been gone long. The cat giving his life to her to help her heal would not have caused her illness to get worse. Not if what the authors of the books was true and accurate.

He was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't hear Lilly stir.

'Prince James, what upsets you so?' she asked.

”You're awake!”

Lilly curled slightly and grimaced at the noise.

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'Sorry,' he apologized in thought.

'What's upset you?' she asked again.

'You've been asleep for the majority of the last three days. Did something happen when I left the trees to talk with my stable hand?'

Her brow furrowed in thought. '…I can't recall.'

James exhaled loudly.

Lilly shifted to her feet and hurried outside.

James followed.

She stopped several feet from the house before she heaved. She heaved again and vomit poured out of her mouth. Lilly shook her head. She sat hard on the ground and wept. 'Korah, you fool!'

'What's that?' James asked, seeing what looked like small polished semi-precious stones in a milky substance. It was definitely not typical Human vomit.

'Poisons and my current illness.'

'Poisons?! Where did they come from?'

'How much have you been able to read?'

'A lot. There hasn't been a lot of new information in the books I found, but that's getting off topic. Tell me about the poisons.'

Lilly shook her head. 'Continue your reading.'

'No. I want to know how you got poisoned.'

'If you do not find it in your reading then I'll tell you.'

'Lilly.' He turned her face to look at him.

She looked better than she had and her green eyes looked a little less muddy; but it still wasn't where it was when he first found her. The seriousness of her gaze let him know that the point was not up for debate. He looked towards the poisons and found them gone.

'Where did they go?'

'The Earth took them.' Then she looked away.

A light breeze blew and moved her hair. The coloring on her neck and shoulders seemed a dark contrast to the fairness of her skin. Lilly turned around to look at the young maid that had helped keep the room warm. She held two plates in her hands. Lilly smiled softly and took one of the plates. James accepted the other and watched the girl stare at Lilly a moment longer before running back inside.