LOGINI grabbed a hunk of bread that was set out as well, and I turned to leave, knowing it was probably better that I didn’t stick around here. I might have been invited to have a meal, but sitting with them was another thing.But before I could make my escape, a voice stopped me.“Miss Joanne, there’s r
Joanne’s POV“What the hell is wrong with you?” Garrick asked, covering his bleeding nose.The archer, Conner, stood over Garrick with a feral look in his eyes; the entire tent had gone completely silent, and everybody was staring at the scene in shock.“Miss Joanne has done nothing but help your so
“Are you going to touch my burns, or should I wrap them myself?” She asked. “I was a medic in the village as well, so I know what I’m doing.”I smiled at her, trying to appear as compassionate as possible.“Whichever makes you less afraid,” I tell her.She hesitated for a moment, seeing the seriousn
“If you don’t let me treat your wound, it’ll get infected,” I tell him, trying to keep my tone calm and composed.“I’d rather lose my arm than have you lay your filthy fingers on me,” he scowled, pushing me off him.“Aye, you’re being ridiculous, Mate,” a soldier from another cot spat. “Just let the
“What can I do?” I asked him, my heart pounding heavily in my chest.“Help me roll her onto her side. Slowly.”Together, we moved Luara, careful not to reopen the gash along her ribs. Her pulse fluttered weakly beneath my fingers. I mixed a poultice of willow and Goldroot, the bitter scent filling t
Joanne’s POV…For a moment, everything stilled.And then Tomas’ voice broke through the haze, raw and broken, as he watched his mother fall to the ground, eyes rolling behind her head, and her body going completely limp.“Mama!” Tomas cried, tears streaming down his face as horror hit him.Alexander







