The Facade of Fairness

The grim-faced house doctor picked up his worn medical box and stepped out of the bedroom. His departure left a suffocating silence in his wake. Benedict remained rooted to the center of the floorboards. For the first time in his privileged life, the imposing lord found himself at a loss for words. He stared at his sister. Her frail form lay sunken into the mattress, looking more like a shattered