“You came here all by yourself?”, Marie asked visibly worried.Isabella nodded, surprised by her sudden outburst, Marie sensing that she had scared Isabella, quickly took her hands and rubbed them in a bid to soothe her, “It is okay love, don’t worry too much. You should never walk alone here...”.“Isabella!”, Cecily screamed if her tiny voice could be likened to that, “I was worried, I didn’t see...Isabella turned to her, “Its okay, I’m fine see?”, She turned to Marie, “Now can I have that lovely breakfast you prepared?, I’m salivating just thinking about it".Marie smiled broadly, “Of course, of course you can. I prepared...”.“King Malcolm needs blood urgently!”, one of the male servants rushed in breathless, chest heaving as he wiped his forehead.Isabella looked at the man who had rushed in, she turned to look at Marie who for some reason looked like she had seen a ghost. The
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