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52: In Polivia
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About a month had passed since the tea party. As the extermination campaign neared, her body got weaker. She woke up covered in sweat, feeling extra cold in the morning. Making the room hotter didn’t help as she was sweating even though there was a chill in her chest. Madaline had to watch as she vomited blood everyday, unable to help more than she already did. {I can’t watch this anymore. You might die, Natalia}“I’m…..ahh……fine for now. This much is bearable. We just have to endure for a few months. I think….I can start taking the antidote little by little”{Finally. I know what you’re trying to do but it hurts me to see you like this}“I’m glad at least one person is worried about me”The antidote was in the form of a pill. If Madaline used her powers on it, it could cure Natalia immediately. However, Natalia restricted her from doing so, preferring to take the pill daily to slow down the effect of the poison. It wouldn’t be easy to fake her death otherwise. “Your grace, the Gran
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