Chapter 36
Francis and Marie both turned to face him.
Armand caught the eyes of the King and Queen as he stepped out of the room.
He did notice that Marie had avoided his gaze at first, but when Francis looked at him, she did too.
"Do you have any news of her condition?"
Armand shook his head slowly. "I'm afraid the news is not very good. I don't believe that she will last much longer. She drifts in and out of consciousness though, but at this moment she is awake and is requesting to speak with Danielle."
He looked down at Henry and Danielle sleeping on the bench and smiled. "I don't want to wake her though. They both look so peaceful sitting there."
Marie smiled. "Go on Armand, wake them. I am sure that Danielle would want to speak to Thérèse in any case."
Armand smiled at Marie, and then turned his attention to Danielle. He bent down and whispered in her ear.
"Danielle," he called softly. He waited for a while before he called again.
Danielle stirred a little, but Henry woke first, surprisingly.
"Is there any news doctor?" Henry asked.
"Yes, Henry, there is some news, but it's not very good." He turned to Danielle.
"She is asking for you, milady. She is drifting in and out of consciousness, but she will know who you are."
Danielle turned and looked at Henry as to ask if he wanted to join her, but Henry shook his head.
"No, princess, you go. She's asking for you. I'll be alright."
Danielle nodded, gave Henry a little squeeze and stood up. She looked over at Francis and Marie and then at the physician silently asking his approval.
Armand gave it with a slight nod.
"Go on child," he said. "We will be here when you come out again."
And with one last look around the room, Danielle sighed and opened the door to Thérèse's room and disappeared inside.
Everyone outside held their breath. It was going to be long evening.
Francis and Marie both turned to face him.
Armand caught the eyes of the King and Queen as he stepped out of the room.
He did notice that Marie had avoided his gaze at first, but when Francis looked at him, she did too.
"Do you have any news of her condition?"
Armand shook his head slowly. "I'm afraid the news is not very good. I don't believe that she will last much longer. She drifts in and out of consciousness though, but at this moment she is awake and is requesting to speak with Danielle."
He looked down at Henry and Danielle sleeping on the bench and smiled. "I don't want to wake her though. They both look so peaceful sitting there."
Marie smiled. "Go on Armand, wake them. I am sure that Danielle would want to speak to Thérèse in any case."
Armand smiled at Marie, and then turned his attention to Danielle. He bent down and whispered in her ear.
"Danielle," he called softly. He waited for a while before he called again.
Danielle stirred a little, but Henry woke first, surprisingly.
"Is there any news doctor?" Henry asked.
"Yes, Henry, there is some news, but it's not very good." He turned to Danielle.
"She is asking for you, milady. She is drifting in and out of consciousness, but she will know who you are."
Danielle turned and looked at Henry as to ask if he wanted to join her, but Henry shook his head.
"No, princess, you go. She's asking for you. I'll be alright."
Danielle nodded, gave Henry a little squeeze and stood up. She looked over at Francis and Marie and then at the physician silently asking his approval.
Armand gave it with a slight nod.
"Go on child," he said. "We will be here when you come out again."
And with one last look around the room, Danielle sighed and opened the door to Thérèse's room and disappeared inside.
Everyone outside held their breath. It was going to be long evening.