Chapter 145

**Lyra

I didn’t see King Arthur again in the days that followed. Aunt Nadine kept ladling soup into me, and Daphne visited often. For some reason, I began feeling more energetic. Instead of just sitting on the bed, Daphne and I played one evening, taking a pair of her dolls to an elaborate ball, complete with a building-block arch.

“Princess Juniper is going to marry Prince Bearson,” Daphne announ