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Upstairs, everyone settled into quiet comfort. Silence grounded them as they lingered over everything that had happened in the past few days… everything they had regained.Axel was the first to break the calm. He nudged Avril and gestured toward Katherine, who had fallen asleep leaning into her husband’s warm embrace.“Son, why don’t you take her upstairs?” Linus advised softly. “Today has been a lot to take in.”Alex hesitated. He didn’t want to let go.“I think Aunt is very comfortable,” Martin teased.That earned him a swift smack on the back of the head from his father and elder brother, while his mother shot him a warning glare.He also earned a few whistles, namely from Axel and Aengus, while the others chuckled quietly.Alex blushed faintly but quickly regained his composure. “She might not be used to waking up alone in an unfamiliar place after all these years,” he said in a dignified tone.Martin, Axel, and Aengus nodded in deliberately exaggerated agreement, while Alex calmly
However, the alert silence in the room didn’t last long as Beth’s choked sobs broke through. Despite his current state, Alex was the first to reach Katherine’s side.“My dear sister…. Big sister thought… she would never see you again… my dear sister…” Beth choked between sobs as she hugged her sister tightly.Beautrice had just opened her eyes. She stared blankly at the ceiling, trying to grasp the last thought lingering in her mind, when she was suddenly pulled into a warm embrace. This warm scent… she knew… this was her big sister.Beautrice’s lips curled up as she hugged Beth back, “Big sister, I am back.” She had no idea how much time had passed but her big sister was still the same… full of waterworks at the drop of a hat…She lifted her head alertly at the gust of air rushing toward her… her eyes met with a pool of affection… eyes that had always held only her… her lips curled as she turned her extended arms towards the intruder.Beth quietly moved out of the way even though she
Both Cornelius and Baldwin pressed their trembling lips into thin lines, struggling to maintain composure.For once, words failed the duo who were usually far too eloquent for silence.However, the moment didn’t last. Piscina wasn’t exactly soundproof, and the loud noises had already alerted the mob upstairs.They rushed downstairs, spilling into the emotionally charged yet oddly warm scene.The room froze.At the ladies’ side, Katherine had still not woken. Despite the chaos, none of them moved from her bedside.Maddie slowly stood after a few minutes, not out of curiosity, but from a quiet ache of embarrassment and heartbreak. The man she loved was bawling worse than a toddler.“Go…” Ursula whispered, gently nudging her forward.That was all the encouragement she needed.Maddie crossed to the other side of the partition, then stopped. The sight was too warm, achingly so, as if it would be etched into memory forever. She knew how close the brothers were but witnessing it like this… wa
Earlier, she had only half-listened to the healer’s explanation. Honey preserving wounds and preventing decay was one thing, but drawing toxins out entirely was another matter altogether.Yet now, standing before it with her own eyes---The golden honey continued darkening slowly, green spreading across Alex’s skin like ink through water.Seeing was believing.Zelda observed silently for nearly a full minute before finally speaking.“Call me once the entire body changes colour.”Without another word, she immediately strode toward Katherine’s side. Esmeralda followed behind her.The same thing was happening there.Green slowly spread beneath the layer of honey coating Katherine’s skin.Zelda carefully examined her before giving identical instructions and heading upstairs where everyone else had gathered.“Did you manage to get Heather Honey?”Though the question wasn’t directed at anyone specifically, her gaze locked firmly onto Elias.“My scouts haven’t returned yet.”“Didn’t my men al
Jerome turned toward Maddie.“Help me carry sister-in-law to the other inner room.”He lifted Alex effortlessly while Maddie carried Katherine into the room opposite Jack’s. Beth, Ursula, and Agnes followed closely behind.Maddie had just laid Katherine onto the bed when she turned and found Jerome walking in after her.“What the hell are you doing here?” she asked, equal parts amused and exasperated.“What? I----”“They need honey applied over their entire body.” Maddie repeated the healer’s instructions slowly after seeing the utterly clueless look on his face.“I know…” Jerome nodded in his usual carefree manner, “They are an old married couple… what are you blushing for?”“They are…. but you are not…” Maddie tapped the back of his head gently. After a beat, she added flatly, clearly enjoying her husband’s embarrassment, “I have to remove sister-in-law’s clothes to apply medicine.”Realization dawned instantly.Jerome turned red from ear to neck. He opened his mouth, clearly struggl
Outside the room, Zelda felt her chest tighten. She knew the process had begun.Cornelius and Baldwin paced through the hall like headless chooks, forgetting their station and years of upbringing.Linus and Judith leaned against the wall, faces pale and lips trembling. Edgar and Maryanne stood beside them in silent support. Inwardly, they too begged the heavens for mercy.The Zumerong cousins stood shoulder to shoulder like true blood brothers, their eyes fixed on the closed door. Only Humphrey joined Cornelius in pacing, the endless wait clearly wearing on him.Suddenly, Zelda staggered.Blood spilled from her lips the instant the frozen glass inside the room melted completely.Esmeralda rushed to her side. “Mistress…”Jerome was already there, steadying her before she could fall.The others turned toward her at once, worry etched across every face.“I am fine,” Zelda said weakly, lifting a hand.She knew the cost.Of all elements to bend, time was the most unforgiving, the one that
Jack and Mira rushed back without stopping; their pace was originally fast, but it became even more rushed after they received John’s message which wasn’t much, just a short line written in a shaky hand ‘Matthew and Harry are back with three visitors’.Don’t misunderstand the shaky hand, it wasn’t f
Back at Southamberston, by late afternoon, a travel weary Matthew and Harry had arrived back at Southamberston with three additional unfamiliar men who were covered from head to toe, leaving only sharp eaglelike eyes.Without Harrison’s calm balancing act, the household was on the verge of being thr
Jack and Mira set off in the afternoon along with their men since there was nothing left for them to do here, at the manor and considering that they had been away from the duchy for almost a week.They first made a stop at the healer’s place as per Jack promise to Cornelius and Baldwin; however, the
Everyone had rested at the manor after their late-night discussion and was up at the break of dawn, filled with vigor and new hope for answers to their decade long search. Somehow, they all had the feeling that they were closer to their quest, closer than they had ever been….After breakfast, everyo







