Chapter 43 Kids fight

CA SSANDRA

The next day in the lab, I was hard at work when I realized Becky was staring at

“What’s wrong?” I asked, and I smoothed my hair down. “Is my hair sticking straight up or something? Do I have something in my teeth?”

“No, no,” Becky assured me, but her expression said otherwise. “Did you have some trouble sleeping last night?”

“How did you know?” I wondered.

“Your eyes are swollen,” my assistant pointed out gently. Heat spread to my cheeks, and I took my protective goggles off. I was hoping it wasn’t that noticeable, but apparently, that wasn’t the case.

After I’d gotten Finnick to sleep, I’d gone to my own bed and cried into the early hours of the morning. Hearing about Marco and the way Asher had used him to mourn my loss had been such a heavy burden to learn about, and I wasn’t processing it well.

But I couldn’t think of that now. There was too much work to be done.

“Anyway,” I said slowly, and then I shifted the subject. “Becky, have you found anything more about Udosyn?”

I likely knew the answer, but I couldn’t help but ask anyway. Becky and I had checked all of the medical books that the royal healers had access to, but there was

no mention of Udosyn.

But surprisingly, Becky didn’t say no straight away.

“Becky?” I prompted her again. “What is it?”

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up the bridge of her nose. “It might be a mistake or a bad note-”

matter,” I assured her. “Any bit of information

realized last night that I’ve heard the name

then I leaned back against the counter behind. me and crossed

she cleared her throat. “I was so little when I heard it that I had to make sure I wasn’t- imagining it. So, I went and spoke with my mother this morning. She told me that she couldn’t remember it clearly either, but after a while, she told me that she thinks Udosyn

lost,” I admitted.

my mom remembers it, Udosyn was created by an academy of sorcery known as Ewonmiams. They were infamous for creating different kinds of

remarked, and my eyebrows knitted together. “How did your mother know about

be an assistant in the royal library,” my assistant answered, and she tucked a lock of dark red hair behind her ear. “I guess she read it in one of the books. But that was many years ago. She couldn’t remember the

that matter. All I could recall was mentions of it from historical books. See,

there a way I could try to find the book your mother talked about?” I wondered, but

royal library can only be accessed by the royal family,” she replied with an apologetic glance. “You’d need permission from the Alpha King if

visit.”

nodded again. Of course. Things couldn’t be easy, especially

for trying,” I said earnestly. “Seriously, Becky. I know it’s just a little information, but it might go a long way in helping us find

a smile. For a moment, she reminded

my goggles back on and turn back to my work, the doors of the laboratory flew open, and in burst Erika. The maid’s normally

Ca ssandra,” she managed through heavy breath, and she took a moment to collect herself. “I’m so sorry to rush in like this.”

Erika,” I assured her, and I rushed over to her side. “What’s

said. “I’m

I demanded. I hadn’t meant for my tone to be so harsh, but I was getting

the maid

No.

No, no, no.

knew this would happen.

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