The next day, news reached the palace about the state of the war. The king wanted to force himself out of bed to meet with his military advisors, but he feared that he might collapse in pain. In the end, he told them to hold the meeting without him and ordered the eunuch to listen and bring back a report.
The military advisors found the king's attitude strange but still held the meeting without questioning his orders.
When the queen heard about this, she was shocked. After all, in the past, every time the king met with the seer, his condition would usually improve. She had assumed it would be no different this time, so when he asked her to rest for the night, she had left without worry. But now, hearing that he was unable to attend such an important meeting, she decided to visit him.
"Physician Nathan," she called as she made her way to check on the physician in the front hall.
