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The elixir had worked, as I’d known it would, but their everlass plants hadn’t been maintained and their ability to etting it done We would need to pick up the slack until Nyfain and I could help them with their plants and I could physically show the the wiser

The draught to cut out the reaction to the deh deave people the clarity they’d been , and it made a casual stroll after dark less treacherous And then there was h hours in the day toa stingy bastard, so I justelixir, after all, so I could sto

Fro nicely They were still ripping out things that didn’t belong I hadn’t been able to get in there and work in person, though I hadn’t had the time Hopefully soon

Each day passed in a rush of everlass leaves and other ingredients There just wasn’t enough daylight to learn a new hobby or put in a proper inspection of the library Nyfain made sure books were delivered to h day to eat, bathe, read, and sleep

Poor Nyfain had been doing double duty Maybe even triple duty He would ith ht

He was soon ht like he’d been doing it all his life He also hunted for meat to deliver to my fa to show on him Dark circles had developed under his eyes, and his shoulders drooped

Finally, one day, I snapped

“Get out” I pointed at the illu and warht around the corner

Nyfain stopped in the doorway “What?”

“Get out You’re exhausted, Nyfain Go to sleep”

He shook his head and started forward again “Three people were expected to die this last week in one of the villages Because of your elixir, they are hanging on This is i”

“I know But they need you in that wood I can handle this You handle that”

He stalled at the end of the table “I can do both, Finley Finally I feel like I’ in people’s eyes Just wait until you make the other elixir for them”

“I get that, Nyfain I do But a body needs sleep Go to bed I’ll see you in the afternoon”