“Here comes Ben! Oh!”
Binneas landed with his arm under Milly’s! “Did I startle you, Milly? I am very sorry!”
She laughed and leaned on him. “I’m still getting used to the Zheien way of doing things! I was looking behind me, ‘cause that’s where I would land. If I tried to land exactly there, healers’d be busy for days! That was so cool!”
His face turned oranger than his skin already is. Fhiahans tend to be lighter than Yeff like Pas. But, I enjoyed his trick.
Farley still listens for danger. I rubbed his hand gently.
“Farley, my friend, are you well? Your color is light!”
He didn’t expect that question! Binneas rubbed his blond curls. Binneas’ are rounder and yellower.
“I am well—”
“How long had you moisture on you? Molly—”
“Let’s go in.” She walked on Farley’s other side. Frowned. But we were right outside the palace and two ladies pulled the doors open for us.
“Farsen, Osen, are you well, today?” Farley addressed them.
They nodded and smiled, big. Osen pushed on Farsen’s shoulder when she wavered.
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Tom looked worried. “I bring Olarpenan to both of you. Please, rest in your chamber, maidens.”
“I rest. Come, Far, make you rest.”
“I rested all day!”
“Olar make us rest even more.” She sighed. They took a different hall and went in the first room.
“O, I hope I nae offended them!”
Farley sighed and it rumbled on me. “I think the kingdom is weary of rest! How I long to show my dear wife our house! And sleep in our chamber!”
I hadn’t seen Tom and Becky in Rainbow the whole two weeks, but there was a huge crowd.
“I feel badly we nae came to you, Farley! Nathan was unwell and his healer kept him in his chamber. Galar felt we should stay in mine, for Becky’s comfort. When Galar became unwell, I ported us back to our chamber, lest she become unwell!”
Becky gasped. “Tom, I’m Earthan, and it doesn’t make me sick. I’m not—well--fragile like Zheien women are. Pas wasn’t happy we left.”
“O, healers worry. My office is here, Friends.” We took a different hall of a bit darker blue and it was right there.
Milly held his arm. “I worry, too, Pal! You are sweating. Ben, get Farley.” She hefted Tom, twice her size, and shuffled in. Nodded for a bed.
Binneas carried Farley for me and put him in his leiwege as if he’d had healing at Sigan Mas instead of Diplomatics!
“Milly, I can nae conduct business from bed!” Tom stood up. His blue eyes were black.
She bowed. “I apologize, my liege, but I am very concerned that you nae went to Rainbow or Galarsmen’s Chambers when King Challet asked you to stay there!”
“But, Molly, our council has worries! Nae of us could—”
“Did you know Challet was in Rainbow with us, and he is still there? If he’s not working, none of you should be!”