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was simple, almost sparse. It was clea

uickly, their cleaning efforts bringi

ch that was my 'dowry' and emptie

ndful of gold coins. This was all t

way to sell it in the nearest town. In

ad, a thin vegetable soup, and a small piece of ro

ally asked Marth

ll, many parts of the estate were in disrepair, and that Lord Hartwell

of a place that was slowly

and Holly to their own qu

space and formulate a

his time. I pulled up Hartwell's partial toxicology rep

caught my eye. The unlock condition was s

his world? Magic? A wolf's lif

the pharmaceutical bay, I selected nutrient co

ould improve his overall condition and reduce th

to powders and pressing them into pills that resembled the l

me. The mental focus required to use the

ater was a luxury Martha had prepared for me, and

problem: how to get Hartwell to take the m

o his food? I would need

I woke early the next day, intend

rived with un

requests your presence a

He was su

Had he changed his mind? Or wa

into a respectable dress and followe

rden and came to a white pavilion bui

n the center of the pavilio

, he was

aged woman, impeccably dressed, h

a critical, appraising stare, th

incts screamed that tr