Brianna looked over at Charles and then heard the door slowly open. She turned and threw her dagger at the door.
"Pardon the intrusion my lady."
"What do you want?"
"I was sent by the king to check on his grace."
"He is still resting. I will send word if there is any change."
"And the physician?"
"Is to stay away until I call for him."
"Yes my lady."
Brianna turned and looked back at Charles and then toward her lady.
"I will need a fresh bowl of cool water and a sponge."
"Right away my lady."
Brianna looked back at Charles, she walked up and checked his wound, it was still red and angry looking. She reached for the paste she had made and some clean clothes to change the bandage. Brianna looked up as she was brought fresh water and a sponge. She first changed the dressing on his wound and then wiped his forehead. He had not opened his eyes since his temperature had started to go up, she ran the sponge over his face cooling him as best she could. She turned to the two ladies and motioned for them to leave, they both bowed and turned and left as another entered.
"Your majesty." Brianna said standing.
"How is he? Why won't you let my physician see him?"
"Because he knows nothing of poison, and I know the poison that was used. I caught it soon enough, I just have to give his body time."
"You believe he will be alright?"
"Yes, but his fever must break for the truth to be seen. I will not let the physician near him."
"If that is your wish."
"It is, I will be sure that when anything changes you will be told."
"Thank you. I will pray for his speedy recovery."
"Thank you your majesty. Your majesty."
"Yes?"
"He has a son?"
"Yes, Edward is his name."
"If Charles gets worse please have him brought to his father."
"I will be sure that is done." Henry said leaving her alone. Brianna turned to Charles and took his hand in hers. Instead of what most would have heard as prayers, Brianna spoke in Gaelic a prayer to the old gods, something she kept to herself. He listened to her speak, a language he had never heard her talk, but the words were beautiful he reached up wiped a tear away from her cheek. She opened her eyes and looked at him.
"Charles."
"Hey, I'm sorry I frightened you."
"Not just me. The king just left here."
"I would guess that would be why you were speaking the way you were. What was that?"
"Gaelic, the language of most living in northern Ireland. We just don't use it much."
"Who were you praying to?"
"That you do no have to worry about."
"Not to god?"
"Where I am from in Ireland we do not worship a regular religion. But no worry I do attend church like all regular people would." She said touching his face. He reached up and touched her face again and could still see the worry deep in her eyes.
"How bad was it?"
"If I had not recognized the poison, you would have died in a manner of hours. Instead you fell into a deep sleep and remained that way for two days. If you had not awakened when you did I had asked that your son be brought here."
"Thank you." He said to her. Brianna stood and helped him sit up, she grabbed a cup and filled it with water and handed it to him.
"Drink it slowly, once I know you will handle water I will get food for you. Then a bath."
"Will you be helping me with that."
"My pleasure." She said to him.
She stood and moved to the door for a moment, she leaned out and whispered to the guard something and then closed the door.
"What was that about?"
"Doing what I told the king I was going to do once you woke."
"Let him know?"
"Yes."
Brianna smiled and wiped his forehead with the sponge.
"Your still very warm." She said to him.
"I know."
"Sleep some more, when you wake again there will be food waiting."
"Alright." Charles said to her. Brianna leaned in and kissed him lightly. He slid back down and closed his eyes, she knew he would go back to sleep quickly. She pulled out her cross and placed the silver and emerald cross under Charles' pillow.
"Rest well dear Charles." She said walking into the next room. She looked up as the king entered.
"I hear he woke."
"He did, he spoke for some time before I told him he needed more rest. He is still warm with fever but with him waking tells me the poison has worked itself from his system."
"Good, keep me informed."
"I will."
"But remember you too need to rest."
"I will rest."
Brianna watched as Henry left. She decided to go back in to the room with Charles. She knew she would be no help to him if she herself was ill due to exhaustion.