After Ronan left the room, an apprentice priest came to visit Arielle.
"Namina?"
"Good afternoon, Princess. His Majesty the King assigned me to assist you."
"Assist me?"
Namina nodded with a wide smile. Arielle allowed him to enter. She sat on a sofa, waiting for what help Namina would offer her.
"May you extend your hand, Your Highness?" asked Namina who stood beside her.
Arielle hesitated to extend her hand because she remembered what had happened to Priest Khan when they touched. Priest Khan was hurt. What if she hurt Namina, too?
"You don't have to worry, Your Highness," said the child calmly.
With a little confidence, Arielle stretched out her hand. Namina tugged at her sleeve and formed a simple trigram on her left hand. The child's palm hung above Arielle's palm.
