[Ellie's P.O.V.]
My heart skipped a beat. Had I been that obvious?
Before I could come up with an explanation, Rowling said, "And don't even think of dismissing me. Although I rarely question you, I can tell that Anton, Kirk, and you are planning something. Besides, Anton had been saying that he wanted to mark you. It's already been half a year now, so why haven't you recovered? Something must have happened between you two.
"You have also been losing weight. I tried to change your diet to help you gain more weight but no matter what I did, I can't seem to nourish your body. So, please tell me, what's going on? It's just the two of us here so no one else will overhear."
The more I listened to Rowling, the slower I ate. I eventually stopped and my tears fell uncontrollably. I did notice a change in our meal variety over the past few months. It turned out that this was intentional on Rowling's part.
