Lilith sat closer to Boyce and gently began to feed him.
"Are you hungry, Boyce?" Lilith inquired.
"Yes, I am!"
Boyce enjoyed the attention being paid only to him by this wonderfully beautiful girl, and as the day carried on and his feeding was done, she sat by his side and spoke with him about all manners of things.
In the late afternoon, when Boyce was telling Lilith about his life in
Besten, the door of the chamber slowly opened and Lloyd walked in.
Boyce saw him and forced himself to sit up. He smiled. He was happy to see Lloyd and, at that moment, was also happy to realize that his trust in the women at the abbey was warranted.
Lloyd had his left arm in a sling and his open tunic revealed a bandaged chest.
"Did you hurt yourself, my friend?" Boyce asked him, sarcastically.
Lloyd smiled and he soon saw that Boyce had no bandages around him.
"How are you faring?" Lloyd asked him, looking at Lilith.