eighth month of the yea

sent

um, A

ome a long

sat on a low stool, counting the brown, glass beads on a necklace w

ed from her in waves convinced Nerin

way for nothing," She continued, shaking her head as

ped a hearing impairment and perhaps had

sked. "W-what do you mean by that? How cou

n more than a fortnight and

way for naught. If Delia had managed to lie to

ead sharply, her beady eyes lo

usual striking blue to look the par

she had transformed her milky skin tone to a dark tan, to look like she worked in the

ould not be easily fooled by Nerina's disguise which was able to beguile the sailors on the ship she had boarded from Sejukgheim, an

had told her the priestess's dwelling was, as the path was too treacherous for a horse to em

s so easily misled?" The old priestess reprimanded; her voice raspy as she leaned in towar

ry, but Nerina was no

screaming when they encountered

ire separating the priestess and Nerina w

ere and Nerina even thought that she had seen

covered the entrance where she had

ones she did not, lay in pots and climbed the walls as vine

portant that I was told you possess. I apologize if I have offended you

ongue and rose to her feet, com

Indah will not ask again," Sh

evoke fear in Nerina, and this prieste

Perhaps, she should n

her fingers glowed a dull blue, sh

ff a set of horribly blackened teeth

white hair swaying as she r

dah why you need what you have come here for?" She asked as her beady eyes rem

rds carefully, for fear of igni

eely of it. Pardon me, but should you not ask me what is it that I want from you instead of t

ah wishes to know is why you need them. It would be wise of you to an

lly with each second that passed but she tri

. "I need this for my father. He is ill and I heard th

nce abruptly changed from on

wise of you to answer truth

in alarm. This was an

ver been to Aesos before so how could this meddlesome, we

priestess knew too much and though she was formidabl

sion. I am a mage, a very good one, and this plant would

s close enough to it to hopefully evad

estess as she grinned in glee, her beady black eyes d

oung mage!" She bobbed her head up and down as she stood from her stoo

ss ambled about, plucking leaves from the vine

eves you need more than just aconite. It is a power

nent without any suspicion, then Indah sugg

ears of a quinpar, a flying horse breed that wa

its own, but once it is combined with aconite and the right spell that Indah

e aconite, which would only need a scholar or even a level one mage to

ess had said to Nerina, only one

ent without any suspicion, then Indah sugge

ctly or she was just imagining things? No,

er said anything about killing the prince

ly. "You do not need to say anyth

prince. I told you I need the plant for a spell I am working on

t for this development. How in the creator's name did this woman

r mind. Delia. Once she got out of this place, she wa

ss on how to escape and think of a new way to execute h

could complete her sentenc

p with the old priestess grinning