Psychicians by Dahners Laurence E

Author:Dahners, Laurence E. [Dahners, Laurence E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Paranormal
Amazon: B07R28MWV5
Goodreads: 45298264
Published: 2019-05-03T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

It was almost time for the dinner rush so Daussie went downstairs to tell any patients still waiting to see the healers that they’d have to come back the next afternoon. Stepping into the dining area, she called out, “Anyone else waiting to see the healers?”

She felt greatly relieved when no one responded. She hated sending people away, or, even worse having to decide whether their condition was severe enough that they actually did need to be seen now. That often caused significant friction with other patients who didn’t understand why they had to wait.

Daussie was just turning to go upstairs when the double doors from the outside both swung open. Two young guardsmen in their dress uniforms stepped through the door and came to attention.

A beady-eyed young man with a wispy goatee swaggered through the door behind the guardsmen. Daussie took an immediate dislike to him despite reminding herself that she shouldn’t judge him on his appearance. Maybe I’m judging him on that swagger, she thought hopefully.

People in the dining area turned to look, then began rising to their feet. “The baron …” someone whispered.

Daussie’d been about to go upstairs but decided that might be interpreted as being rude. She stayed to see what happened.

The young man swept the room with his eyes. That sweep stopped when his eyes came to Daussie. They widened slightly. To her dismay, he started toward her.

Oh geez, she thought, why’d I comb my hair?! She slouched and squinted her left eye, drooping the right side of her mouth. What else can I do to appear asymmetrical, she wondered. Remembering how she’d worn uneven shoes in Walterston in order to give her a limp, she bent her right knee a little, dropping that side of her pelvis. He probably won’t notice the legs in these saggy pants, she realized. She dropped her right shoulder slightly.

The man threaded his way between a couple of tables and stopped in front of her. He looked her up and down as if he were inspecting a horse, then frowned, “Why are you standing like that? Stop slouching.”

Daussie barely restrained herself from rolling her eyes at how badly her strategy had failed. She straightened a little.

“Come on! Stand up straight! Stop squinting! What’s your name?”

Restraining a sigh, Daussie straightened a little more. Not giving up on her strategy completely, she kept the droop in her mouth and, though she widened her eye, maintained a slight squint. “I’m Daussie Hyllis.”

“Oh. I’d imagine you’re the beautiful daughter I’ve heard so much about. Whoever was talking about you must not’ve cared about your posture.” He was close enough to be inside what she considered her personal space. He actually started walking around her, looking up and down as if she were a horse for sale. When he was beside her, he put one hand on her upper back and the other under her chin, “Come on! Stand up straight. That’s a good girl.”

Infuriated, Daussie sent her ghirit into her amulet to make sure it had a good load of cayenne extract.

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