Natalia’s POV
I spent the rest of the morning in bed, sipping water and trying to keep down some dry toast that one of the kitchen staff had brought me. The nausea came and went in waves, but I figured it was just a stomach bug making its rounds through the compound. There was no point in bothering the healers when they were already busy with Max.
By midday, I felt well enough to leave my room. Jane was with David for an afternoon lesson in history, which left me with some rare free time. I wandered through the compound until I found myself in the library, as usual.
I browsed the shelves for a while before pulling out a thick book about the northern territories. The book was old, the pages yellowed and crinkled with age, but the hand-drawn illustrations were still beautiful. I got comfo
