Rosamund
The question landed in the silence like a stone dropped into still water. I opened my mouth to answer and found that I couldn't. It wasn't because I didn't want to, but because I genuinely couldn't remember.
I tried to count backwards. The consummation had been almost three weeks ago, maybe four. But before that, there had been the journey to Wellspring, the first days of the marriage, the adjustment to a new household. I'd been so consumed by trying to protect myself, the contract, Julian, by the quarrel, and everything…
I've had at least two bleeds since I arrived at Wellspring, but I couldn't remember the specific time. Besides, all my life, I've never had to keep track.
"I…I swallowed. "I'm not certain. Several weeks, perhaps. I haven't been keeping track."
Physician Grey nodded, unsurprised. "Physical and emotional upheaval can disrupt a woman's cycle. It may simply be late, or it may not arrive at all for a month. That alone is not cause for alarm."
