Everyone looked surprised to see Charlotte Caladnei, Cormyr's future Chief Royal Archmage, here-the Queen's Blade stationed at the door, the doctors passing by, and the other patients alike.
Discussion and speculation ran rampant. People gathered at the end of the corridor, eagerly talking about the scene before them.
Aaron Salian had only recently risen to fame, but his two great exploits had already made his name known throughout Suzail. He had been something of a local celebrity even before that. Many people had intended to watch the spectacle and see when "The Last Salian" would be forced to sell his ancestral estate, bringing his family's long history to an end.
Now, however, it seemed the Sallyan family's long history would not end quite so soon.
Through his actions, Aaron Salian had shown everyone his strength, courage, and faith, moving even the gods.
And even setting all that aside, Aaron was exceptionally handsome. His every gesture carried an air of imposing dignity. He rarely smiled, never let his emotions show, and faced everything with an expressionless face, yet his words always seemed to carry some deeper meaning.
It was perfectly natural for someone like him to attract attention.
And Charlotte, Cormyr's most mysterious sorceress and the successor personally chosen by Chief Royal Archmage Vangerdahast, was a stunning beauty with sweet, delicate features. She was unfailingly courteous, yet always kept others at arm's length.
Either of them alone would have been the talk of the city.
And now Charlotte had actually taken the initiative to visit Aaron Salian in the hospital?
That was news big enough to shake all of Suzail.
Leaving Aaron aside, few people outside the palace guards had ever actually seen Charlotte Caladnei. She was notoriously difficult to meet. Those hoping to court her could have formed a line