167 A Surprising Addition

Ella had finally managed to chase away the thoughts. She did not even know how she had managed it. All she knew was she had woken up one morning and she was normal. No barrage of thoughts, no stress. Just her alone with her mind. It was bliss. She had normalised taking walks everyday along the Trarko property. Maybe she would get a dog next or something. It was something to consider. Presently, she was in a hammock she had gotten someone to construct for her in a little porch somewhere at the back of the house. The good fellow had gone ahead to line the insides with some of the softest padding she had ever felt in her life. Who would have thought swinging back and forth could be so therapeutic? She closed her eyes and swung back and forth, sinking into the softness, sinking deep into sleep… “Lady Ella?” A soft voice jerked her back from her reverie. She looked up. One of the fellows who worked at the castle was standing there staring at her nervously. “What's going on?” Ella a