Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 237

CASSANDRA

Though I was scared to do so. I decided to ask Kaleb if I could get some medicine for Ms. Benn’s daughter. I couldn’t let poor Lila suffer through the symptoms of her illness any longer. The herbs Td given the head housekeeper were enough to dull some of the aches and pains that came with pneumonia, but to be fully cured. I needed real antibiotics.

So, I summoned my strength and then requested an audience with Kaleb. The king of Yurene met with me in the same meeting room we’d conversed in the other day, and when I crossed through the doorway, there was an almost amused glint in his navy blue eyes.

“Cassandra,” he greeted me as I approached the couch and took a seat. “To what do I owe the pleasure of this meeting?”

I decided to skip straight to my request. “I need some medicine. Antibiotics and others. Is that something you could assist me with?”

“Medicine,” he repeated back, and then he raised an eyebrow. “Why do you need it? Are you ailing? Or perhaps it’s for your

son or maid:”

He instinctively leaned back as if I were contagious and I fought the urge to laugh. Instead, I maintained eye contact and then shrugged.

“None

OF

us are sick,” I replied. “The weather and the environment in Vlokwell are so different than Anemond. I want to be prepared just in case our immune systerns can’t handle the sudden change,”

but I wasn’t about to tell the Northern king about Lila and her illness. I didn’t want to cause Ms.

It wasn’t exactly the truth, bi Benn any trouble.

“Raven can cure you of any disease or ailment,” he said with a raised eyebrow

I was forced to think fast on my feet.

“I don’t want to rely on sorcery and magic,” I explained. As a healer myself, I’m more comfortable with the normal methods. of medicine. I do hope you can understand”

a moment and then

and I’ll have someone arrange a kit for you,” he said. I was surprised he didn’t argue with me, but I was relieved that it wasn’t a fight. I supposed that my agreement to

you,” I said, and I began to rise from the couch, but Kaleb stopped me before I could get too

he smirked. “Now that that’s handled, I will escort you to the prison

an obvious next destination. “Don’t you remember? You have

months to come around to feeling relaxed in Anemond’s clume. Yurene was a different story. While I liked Raven a great ded

any sort of position in decline agreed chalchs terms, and if I wanted to

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needed to

I accepted it, though his touch made me deeply uncomfortable, and without any hesitation, we left

very tall building. far taller than I’d expected. Unlike Wegalla, where all of the prisoners were held captive underground, Yurene seemed to prefer to

breathless. I wasn’t out of shape by any means, there were just so many stairs that my muscles

in place, stunned by what I saw ahead of me. An entire hallway of prisoners, lifeless in their wards. It was nearly impossible

we stepped into a large room. I recognized it at once as a laboratory. An empty bed was set up in the center and three researchers stood around. One of

I noticed the other two researchers were smiling at me. Despite their friendly expressions, I still felt a little chilled. The

I didn’t hear

Anubis today,” she said quietly.

in Vlokwell,” Kaleb remarked, and his lips turned

king rolled his dark blue

any information about her, so he

will be

He turned to leave, but before he dul, he made one last request to Raven. “Please escort Cassandra

Kaleb left without another

looked around and tried to gather as much information

Raven assured me. This will be an easy check.”

a sale Thope I don’t have to lie on that bed. It looks a little

wave of

at best, and