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The periwinkle heavens were bright and clear as the golden sunshine rained down upon the kingdom of Enchancia. It was such a beautiful day that everyone was outside enjoying it.
Well, almost everyone. Currently, Cedric is lying up in bed with the sorcerer flu. A wizardly sickness that only affects those who practice magic. Ordinarily, young children get it. It's sporadic for an adult to catch it. Cedric felt his bad luck curse him once more. At least there was a bright side to being indisposed. There was a knock on the door, and he said to enter.
Sofia and Callista came inside the workshop. Both dressed up as nurses. "Hello, Mr. Cedric. How are you feeling today?" Sofia asked as she carried a tray with her. "I'm feeling much better, thanks to you. You really shouldn't be fussing over me like this."
"Uncle Ceddy! You're more then worth us fussing over you!" his little niece said as she waved her wand to make a thermometer appear. "Now, let's take your temperature, Uncle Ceddy!" She promptly shoved the thermometer in his mouth and tried to take his pulse. Callista didn't know how to feel a pulse or what high temperature was. She just wanted to help out her uncle and make him feel better.
Seeing his little niece and best friend care for him was good medicine in and of itself. Sofia finished washing his forehead with a wet cloth. "So, would you like lunch now? Plus, we'll change your bedding while you eat," the princess proposed.
"That be wonderful, Sofia. Thank you."
"Okay, I hope you savor this soup. It's what my mom makes every time I feel sick. I hope I did it right. As it's my first time making it by myself," she admitted as she set the tray with the steamy bowl on his lap.
"Also, try this! I made it myself!" Callista exclaimed, giving her uncle a cup with a putrid-smelling liquid inside. Cedric decided not to ask his niece what she had whipped up—seeing how ignorance is bliss sometimes. He enjoyed Sofia's soup more than forcing himself to chug down his niece's potion. Though it tasted terrible, he did feel a lot better after he drank it.
After changing his bedding, the girls read him stories until he fell asleep. Then, smiling, the girls cleaned up the workshop and got more medicine ready when he woke up at dinner. Three days later, after all the TLC he got, Cedric was up and about. He thanked both Sofia and Callista for being such beautiful nurses to him. All smiled happily to be able to seize the day!
