the sweetest thing in nature, just growing a bit obstinate – but it wasn’t till she started playing around with magic that them Urdemons turned up: you can’t deny it. There’s got to be a connection, hasn’t there?’
‘Oh yes, there’s a connection,’ Frimbolus said, with a wealth of sinister meaning. ‘That doesn’t mean it’s cause and effect. You’ve been stuffing her head with notions of self-blame, haven’t you? Telling her she’s the plague-carrier, the imp among cherubim? Thyrma Prendergoose, if this kingdom was properly run I’d see you executed for treason! As if Nell doesn’t have enough to bear, without shouldering a load of guilt that doesn’t belong to her!’
‘How dare you!’ The nurse was shaking with anger. ‘How dare you talk to me of – of treason! I love the princess, and if you did you’d want what I want for her. If she went away all this magical nonsense would stop –’
‘How do you know that?’
‘The magic’s here, bad magic, it’s common knowledge. Or it would be, if there were any commoners left. The king’s sick, the family’s cursed – cursed with that evil sword they’ve been hanging on to for centuries – a sword that jumps up all by itself and stabs people. A sword like that, what do you expect? That’s where all the bad magic comes from. I won’t have my Nellwyn spending her whole life under a cloud. If she could get away from the sword, she’d get away from the curse. She could have a normal life, be happy … That’s all I want for her.’
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