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Chapter Seventy-Eight
“Any pain, discomfort or nausea recently?” my mother asked me, taking notes as I laid on top of the examination table.
We had been at this for a while now so I was sure we were nearing the end of the appointment already.
“Other than living every day with silver burning my neck? No,” I answered.
“And what has your diet been like? Are you eating properly?”
“I’m probably not eating as much as I should be…,” I admitted. “Though my diet has consisted of healthy meals. Courtesy of the packhouse chefs, of course.”
Her mouth creased into a thin line of disapproval but she wrote it down nevertheless.
“Are you exercising and keeping fit? I know you’re no longer having to train for the Beta heir position but I hope you’ve at least been keeping active.”
“Up until about two weeks ago, I wasn’t exercising, no,” I confessed. “Though, these last few weeks I’ve been in the gym every morning for a few hours. Aleric has been helping me get
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