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.

her. “Any bit of information helps.”

last night that I’ve heard the name Udosyn before,” she

I repeated back, and then I leaned back against the counter behind. me and

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

lost,” I admitted.

remembers it, Udosyn was created by an academy of sorcery known

knitted together. “How did your mother know about this?”

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 rest of the story.”

thought about it. I didn’t know much of anything about sorcery. Not many people in Wegalla did either for that matter. All I could recall was mentions of it from historical books. See, sorcery had been wiped out of the continent centuries ago because people believed it to be evil and a violation

to find the book your mother talked

accessed by the royal family,” she replied with an apologetic glance.

visit.”

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

little

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

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

managed through heavy breath, and she took a moment to collect herself. “I’m

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

for saying it, but I am,” Erika said. “I’m in a hurry and you

my tone to be so harsh, but I was getting

maid revealed, and panic flooded

No.

No, no, no.

this would happen.

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