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Chapter 27:The Healer’s Chamber

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last update Last Updated: 2025-08-11 20:11:36

The heavy stone door groaned shut behind them, sealing the group inside. The air here was warmer, richer, carrying the faint scents of earth, herbs, and metal. Zogo felt it press in on him not suffocating, but thick, as if the very atmosphere carried the weight of centuries.

The chamber was alive in its own way. Soft mechanical hums came from sleek devices along the walls. The greenhouse in the corner whispered with the sound of water dripping through irrigation tubes, the faintest rustle of leaves stirring in the artificial light. Nearby, two women worked at a broad desk, their hands moving quickly over open books and small jars, the delicate clink of glass against wood punctuating their rhythm.

But Zogo’s gaze was fixed only on the bed in the center of the room.

His mother lay there…...too still, too pale. The vibrant strength she had always carried was gone, replaced by a fragility he had never seen. Her chest rose and fell into shallow breaths, each one quieter than the last. The
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