A day passed and my brother developed a fever.. His condition was something I could never control. My parents did their best to find a cure but they never succeeded..
His German doctor told me that we should observe for 3 days to see if the fever will subside while he would do everything to stop the bleeding.
He prepared me for the worst case scenario.. If the fever continued as well as the bleeding, we must ask the Captain to stop at the nearest port and find a hospital that is was equipped to deal with his disease.
The nearest port would be in Ireland.. But it would be a week before we reach it.. Alexei may no longer be alive by that time.
My knees felt weak and I couldn't stand after my conversation with the doctor. Amelie tried to calm me and walked me back to my room while she took turns with the nurse on looking after my brother.
I asked myself if this is God's way of punishing me because I already killed 3 people.
I heard a knock on my door while I was staring at the ceiling..
I asked my guard to answer it but he was nowhere to be found so I opened it myself and saw a young man with a huge basket full of flowers.
" I'm sorry to disturb you. My master Juan Miguel wanted to give you these flowers.. He was also inviting you to join him at the opera later tonight." He politely said.
I was lost for words.. I just killed his mother the other day but I had to act like nothing had happened.. Declining his invitation might led him to suspect that I knew something.. but I wasn't even sure if they realised that the Countess is no longer on this ship..
" Tell your master that I would be glad to see him later." I answered.