Baski woke up and stared at the hourglass. It shows that it's well past midnight.

She looked beside her and watched Remeta sleeping soundly beside her. She'd waited for the girl to fall asleep in Danika's bedroom before she'd carried her from the bedroom to her room here in the palace.

It's only in these moments of Remeta sleeping well that she's able to put some herbs on her and rub her body the healing herbs that will clear the scars from the scratches she gave ...