Kerris POV

By the time we pull into the infirmary's courtyard, I almost feel like myself again.

Then I see the crowd.

Doctors. Nurses. Patients. Even people who clearly aren't sick have gathered outside the building.

"Oh no," I breathe.

Frank glances at me through the rear-view mirror.

"Everything alright?"

"Who told them?"

"Told them what? That you're coming?

"I may have mentioned that the Queen could be visiting one of the city's infirmaries today."

I stare at him. "How could you do this to me."

"I... I told one person, Your Grace... I mean, Kerris." He shrugs innocently. "Apparently, that was enough."

Doctor Colton chuckles beside me. "News spreads...