Ella saw this and nodded, “Wait for me for a moment. I’ll go get something.”
With Queeny's permission, she went out.
It wasn’t long before Ella came back.
She carried a small soft leather box in her hand and laid it on the table. Queeny took a look and saw that there was everything inside.
She couldn't help laughing and said, “Wow, it’s quite complete.”
Ella laughed and said, “Well, since I’m not skilled enough, I will need more equipment. You can lie down now.”
Queeny did as she was told and lay flat on the bed.
Ella moved a soft stool from the dressing room and sat down on the bed, facing her head.
After warming her hands, she gently began to massage her.
To be fair, Ella was being overmodest when she said she wasn't good at it.
Because after Queeny's experiments, her technique actually proved to be very good.
Her fingers, soft and strong, pressed against her scalp in a precise, relaxing position.
Queeny could not help closing her eyes.
The room was quiet except for the sound of two even, delicate breathing.
Ella helped her relax her scalp and the areas around her eyes before adding essential oils to her hands and massaging her.
Queeny smelt a faint smell of flowers, something she had never smelled before, like hundreds of flowers mixed together without being disagreeable, which was quite refreshing.
“What is it?” she asked.
Ella gently explained, “I made it myself, using flowers that were very soothing and were very good for dizziness and headaches.”
Queeny nodded silently.
She knew Ella was telling the truth, because after a moment, she did feel better than she had felt before.
The massage lasted a full hour.
In the process, maybe because she was really tired or something else, Queeny actually fell asleep for a while.
But when she woke up and looked at the time, it was only an hour since the massage had begun, and she had fallen asleep long after the massage had begun.
So she had only been asleep for about ten minutes.
Queeny smiled sheepishly. “Sorry, it was so comfortable that I fell asleep.”
Ella laughed. “It's good to be able to sleep because it means it works for you.”
She nodded and the massage continued for a while until Donald called to her, then she asked Ella to stop.
Queeny packed herself up and went outside and saw Donald standing outside with what looked like a document in his hand.
He smiled. “Miss Horton, Mr. Bissel asked me to give it to you.”
Queeny paused and took it.
She looked at it and saw some information about the Celestial Book.
She looked up and asked Donald, “Where is he?”
Donald smiled. “He had been out on business.”
He didn't say what he was handing it to Queeny for, but presumably he had a point.
In fact, Queeny did know it.
So she answered, “I see, thank you.”
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