He Will

Jerome replied to Everard in a worried voice, “The doctor said that his body was rejecting food since yesterday night. They said that it is causing harm to his digestive system as well as his immune system. And the medicine they were giving the King was merely to reduce his pain.”

Everard sighed and asked, “Where’s the doctor?”

“He is currently running some tests. He is working hard to find the cause behind His Majesty’s sudden change in symptoms.”

Everard took a towel and started wiping the sweat beads from his father’s forehead. “I thought there were several doctors who were looking after my father. Shouldn’t one of them be present here all the time instead of leaving him in the hands of those incompetent nurses?”

Jerome gave a nod to Everard and replied, “I will ask them to be here by His Majesty’s side.”

King Alfred was watching his son very dearly. He was happy to see how much his son cared for him and how worried he was for him.