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“That’s just it” I took the jar “They aren’t even giving out the recipe! They’re actively hoarding it”
“But…why? Aren’t people sick?”
“Yes! Honestly, I have no idea—”
“Power” Hadriel walked through the opened back door His pocket hung down, ripped froh “Holding the elixir gave them power over others But Finley has just stripped them of their power and claimed it all for herself”
Hannon gave Hadriel a once-over, lingering on the slippers One was
Hadriel noticed and pointed back the way he’d coht? What’s the proble doors? I don’t stand out thataloud if the royal healer is lending out her body to the de rent”
Hannon quirked an eyebrow
“It’s nothing Don’t ave a dismissive wave “How is Phyl? I told him I’d make him elixir, and then fucked off”
“Well, actually, you allegedly got eaten, but close enough,” Hannon said “We’re taking care of it Sable collects the leaves from the field in the Forbidden Wood, and Dash ht, obviously, and Dash is not as good as you, but it’ll have to do Nyfain is continuing to tend that field, so we have plenty for the village We have a few people who are dwindling, though”
“What about Father?” I chanced a glance at the back bedroo done it sooner because I was a coward
A s loosened in my middle
“He’s right as rain, Finley He’sin bed for so long, and his lungs still aren’t quite right, but he is at theus in plenty of meat”
“Oh good,” I said on a release of breath “Thank the goddess It works, then The crowded everlass actually cures”
“Wait…” Hadriel stepped closer and leaned in “What’s this now? You have an actual cure?”
“It’s looking like it, but it’s dangerous I wouldn’t trust anyone else to make and distribute it just yet”
“But…a cure” Hadriel continued to stare “Does Nyfain know?”
“Not conclusively” I looked at the top of the cabinet “How ular kind I’ll take what I can You can easily dry more, since you knoork with it”
Hannon pulled out a box, took out a few leaves, and held the rest out “Given Dad doesn’t need it anyency fund at this point”
“Well, tickle ,” Hadriel said “How are you real? This was never the way before the curse Not that I knew of, at any rate”