Chapter 167

"You must be tired," Agnes remarked with a grin when she noticed Maxi's lukewarm reaction.

Maxi flushed. "N-No. In fact, I feel bad… that I was able to travel in comfort while everyone else could not."

"Nonsense. Have you forgotten that you're a patient? Traveling by carriage for so long is no easy task either."

Leaning an elbow on the window sill, the princess let out a small sigh.

"I considered staying near the ports until you fully recovered, but I thought it best to have the royal healer take a look at you as soon as possible…"

She trailed off, her long fingers tapping the sill.

Maxi frowned when she saw the princess's dark expression. Maxi had received the utmost care throughout their journey from Eth Lene Castle to Drachium. Two maidservants and a healer had been with her at all times on the ship, and she had done nothing but sleep in comfort on a lavish cot prepared inside the carriage.