For just a moment, Alicia considered that. Obviously she had read Katie’s chart whenever she had visited, but she hadn’t read it today, and this far she hadn’t seen anything about whether or not Katie should stay in bed. This wasn’t her ward, nor the area of Healing on which she focused, and furthermore she had barely started her training, so rather than risk trouble for either of them, she shrugged and gave Katie a hug in bed. “Better stay on the safe side,” she muttered against Katie’s hair, giving the other girl an extra squeeze before letting her go.
“If I’m going to get us in trouble, I’d rather it be because of contraband items,” she handed Katie the package and then began unwinding her outer robe and scarf, as well as toeing off her shoes, “than for something as simple as getting you out of bed too early.
Again, without asking, she climbed up into the bed, leaning back against the footboard, making herself comfortable, so she could run through the chart while Katie dug through the varieties of homemade goodies such as mince pies and chocolate biscuits, pumpkin juice, two changes of normal, everyday clothes and a healthy portion of Helena Spinnet’s own lamb curry. “Mum says ‘hi’. How’s it going today?” she asked her, hoping that Katie knew she only had to answer if she wanted.