An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

Tristan, Icarus, and Lenora left the mansion and hopped into the car. They soon arrived at a hospital that was under lockdown.

It wasn’t just the facility, but several surrounding streets had also been cordoned off, with soldiers standing guard, forcing all traffic to detour around the area.

Access to the hospital required special clearance, and even Tristan wasn’t exempt.

“Dr. Strum and Dr. Carmel, we’ve got many plague patients quarantined inside this facility. For your safety, I strongly recommend wearing these medical masks, “Tristan said as they approached the checkpoint.

He thoughtfully handed out the masks to Icarus and Lenora. In addition to wearing a mask himself, he’d also suited up in full protective gear. He was taking every possible precaution since he’d been frail and sickly since childhood. If he caught the plague, it would likely be the end of him.

Icarus and Lenora accepted the medical masks without protest. They put on the masks and followed Tristan into the hospital.

All non-essential personnel had been removed from the facility. Only stationed soldiers and a few masked medical staff remained inside.

The patients had been sorted by symptom severity and placed on different floors in separate wards.

Tristan led Icarus and Lenora to the elevator, and they rode directly to the 18th floor. This floor had several critical patients who were barely clinging to life.

Apart from two guards stationed at the entrance, only one nurse remained to tend the dying patients. Her “care” consisted mostly of periodic injections to ease their suffering.

“Dr. Strum, Dr. Carmel, I’ll wait out here while you two examine the patients,” Tristan said as he stopped at the doorway.

He gestured for the nurse to escort Icarus and Lenora into the ward while he waited outside.

respect. He bet neither Matthias nor Nathaniel would

into the ward and remained inside for an

outside the door while occasionally

hour passed before the

patient? “Tristan

cared this much about a commoner’s fate, but the patient’s survival could determine whether they could contain the

outbreak. The pathogen is incredibly virulent and

still looking hopeful. “What about you, Dr. Strum? You’re our expert in pharmacology and toxicology. Surely there’s something

with Your Highness. My current abilities are insufficient to cure this either,” she said,

on, “But I know for a fact that this outbreak

raised an eyebrow. “What

extremely contagious and appears to be a combination of multiple viruses. I’ve never

but right now we need to focus on developing an antidote.

time, Your Highness. We’ll find a way to stop this and save as many lives

well,” Tristan replied. “Don’t hesitate to ask for whatever

truly admirable, Your Highness. We won’t let you down,”

exchanging a few pleasantries, the two doctors wasted no time getting to work. One checked the

patients in the ward had now become their test subjects. Under

with lives hanging in the balance and time running out, they had no choice but to take extraordinary

faced an equally dire

discovered that dozens of residents had already contracted the plague. But after just one night, the