Chapter 32

Her mind prickled, and she tried her best to remember the conversations they’d had the night before.

She couldn’t. The knowledge lurked just inside her mind, just a little out of reach.

“Yes, my princess,” Sally continued. “I was surprised too, but that was the order he gave. Madam Baski and I had to go so deep into the woods in search of rare herbs. They have complicated names, but let me try to remember their names, my princess.” Sally’s eyes shot up; her brows knitted together in thought as she tried to remember.

A small smile tickled Danika’s cheeks at the Sally she was so used to when she was still a real princess in her own kingdom. The familiar sight of Sally trying to remember things and pronounce tough words was… relaxing.

“Erm… we got Oxalis and Tansies, even panacea vegetables! Oh, my princess, they were so hard to find!” she revealed incredulously.

Danika’s lips twitched again. “That’s why they’re called rare herbs, Sally.”

“Really?”