''Malachi, the physician is here, let him do a quick assessment of her.''
He matched her gaze until she turned to look elsewhere. The king reluctantly rose to his feet and stepped aside but not too far from where she was seated for the physician to have his way. He bowed before the king and began his assessment on the frightened girl.
She became at ease when it was just a normal temperature check but in an old-fashioned way. Her blood pressure rose a bit when he pulled out what could be regarded as the world's longest and sharpest needle and carefully punctured a vein in her hand.
''Ah!'' She jumped on her seat and glared daggers into the soul of the aged vampire who did his best to ignore her and did his work. Surprisingly, no blood came out when he removed the needle and the mark didn't swell or hurt like she imagined.
