Chapter 43 Kids fight

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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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she said, and she pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose. “It might

her. “Any

I realized last night that I’ve heard the name Udosyn before,” she revealed. “From a story

and then I leaned back against

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

I admitted.

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

I remarked, and my eyebrows knitted together. “How did

a lock of dark red hair behind her ear. “I guess she read it in one of the

was mentions of it from historical books. See, sorcery had been wiped out of the continent centuries ago because

there a way I could try to find the book your

accessed by the royal family,” she replied with an

visit.”

especially here in Anemond. This

just a little information, but it might go a long

me a smile. For a moment, she reminded me of Marley. My heart ached. I

was about to put 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 kind eyes were frantic, and her hair was falling out of its

she took a moment to collect herself. “I’m so sorry to rush in like this.”

rushed over

Erika said. “I’m in a hurry and you need

you mean?” I demanded. I hadn’t meant for my tone to be so harsh, but I was

with Prince Marco,” the maid revealed, and

No.

No, no, no.

this would happen.

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