I brushed the grass off my pants and stood up to meet Dorothy, who immediately looked incredibly apologetic. "I am so sorry, Your Grace," Dorothy began quickly, her hands wringing. "I had no idea she wandered all the way over here. I'm so sorry for her intruding on your morning."
"Oh, no, please, don't apologize," I said, offering a warm smile to ease her panic. "She wasn't an intrusion at all. We had the best day, didn't we, Sally?"
Sally looked up from the grass and shook her head yes with a bright, enthusiastic grin.
Looking back at Dorothy, the question that had been weighing on my mind since our walk to the library finally spilled out. "I hate to intrude, and I know you are doing absolutely everything you can for those children... but Sally told me she doesn't know how to read. I t
