She shook her head
"I-if my step-if my guardian knew....w-well let's just say she can't know."
I did. And we haven't even gotten to the JUICY stuff yet-also for reference, we are now approximately at chapter 12 of this book.
Prince Kai watched through the glass as a medroid inserted an IV into his father's arm. Only 5 days had passed since the emperor had first contracted the fever, yet it felt like a lifetime. Konn Torin, his father's adviser, clapped a hand on Kai's shoulder
"It'll be alright..."
Kai's father moaned, opening swollen eyes. His room was comfortable, but the glass separating him from Kai served as a reminder-this was a room made to keep the living separate from the dying. From inside the room, his father lifted his blue tipped fingers from his blankets, the closest thing he could manage to a wave.