Chosen Mate of the Beastmen Empire by Lewis Reed

Chapter 415

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All the physicians took turns checking her pulse, and their conclusions matched the old director’s.

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The two males‘ eyes grew brighter, a flicker of hope igniting. Calming down to think it over, Banon’s words might not be true. He could’ve just pinpointed their weakness, tricked them, and laughed at their panic.

Realizing this, Aurelius’s aura softened. He ordered the physicians to prescribe cold medicine and dismissed them, then knelt halfway to grasp Nyx’s hand. “Nyx, when you went out today, did anything happen?”

Nyx blinked, thought hard, and nodded. “The heir of Marquis Anders mentioned to me that his father heard from a traveling merchant that lots of people in the south are getting sick–some even died.”

That was the most worrying thing she’d encountered today.

“Oh, and someone bumped into me. I wasn’t hurt–he probably didn’t mean it,” she added, recalling the beggar’s pitiful state. “He seemed sick, too poor to get treatment. The shadow guards took him for questioning, but they could call a doctor to check on him while they’re at it.”

The faint glimmer of luck they’d felt crumbled away. Aurelius barely held himself together, dragging heavy steps to summon the shadow guard leader.

“That beggar had a tattoo of Banon’s deathsworn,” the leader said, not daring to meet Aurelius’s gaze, bowing low. “He’s already dead

They hadn’t even started interrogating him. Right as they began, his face went pale, he gasped for air, his breathing visibly weakened, and he died right in front of them. High fever, drenched in sweat, shaking all over, just like Banon.

Everyone’s hearts sank to rock bottom. Except Nyx’s. She frowned as she listened, finally piecing together why her partners were acting so strange. So, Banon had schemed to make her sick.

“But I still feel like it’s just a cold,” she said, touching her forehead and cheeks. She was a bit warm, but not badly. “I was out in the wind today and soaked in cool water for hours. I just caught a chill.

Her symptoms were clearly different from that guy’s. Plus, the symptoms the shadow guard described sounded kinda familiar.

“What Banon had sounds like malaria, Nyx mused, digging through her mental knowledge bank. “If it’s malaria, hìm touching me like that wouldn’t spread it.”

“It doesn’t spread?” Erik’s ears perked up. “Really?”

He trusted Nyx’s words unconditionally, but this time was different–he worried she might be comforting him on purpose.

Nyx shook her head honestly. “It’s not that it doesn’t spread–it just doesn’t spread that way.”

Malaria wasn’t like the flu; mosquito bites were its main way of spreading. Poor old director got dragged back that same night, summoned again to discuss some mosquito–borne disease with Nyx.

Tve heard of something like this before, but I’ve never seen this, mal–aria myself, the old director said, racking his brain. He vaguely recalled a medical text mentioning it, though not by that name. He couldn’t remember the cure–just something about mosquito bites.

“Alright, go check your books again,” Nyx said, sighing when he offered no real help. She decided not to cling to false hope. “I still think it’s just a cold, but starting today, I’ll isolate. No contact with outsiders until I’m better.”

If she’d misjudged and it wasn’t malaria–and she’d caught something–she could limit the spread by isolating. The shadow guards who’d dealt with Banon and the beggar deathsworn had to isolate too.

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Everyone else cleared out of the bedchamber, leaving the two males lingering by Nyx’s side, one on her left, one on her right, refusing to budge.

Nyx squinted, pinching their ears. “You’re really staying?”

thought she had some terrifying contagious disease. They didn’t say it outright, but

the nation. She rubbed their heads helplessly,

If one’s gone, another takes his place,”

muffled.

a shortage. But Nyx was one and only. Once they’d latched on,

beside her, then suddenly started unbuttoning her clothes. He’d dressed her in them himself, so stripping them off was quick and easy

in a flash. Startled, she yanked the

sick!”

honest guy into

He looked serious.

away. The bedchamber fell quiet,

Nyx couldn’t speak. Even with her eyes closed, she could tell they were inspecting her

out. But on closer look, they realized those weren’t mosquito bites–they were

All three let out a

the subject to ease the awkwardness. “What’s that noise outside?”

wind, or maybe a cat meowing, or even

but now that things had settled,

it loud?” Aurelius frowned, getting up

but Nyx suddenly guessed

who? The palace staff serving in

still anymore. She leaped up with a carp–like flip, only to be scooped back into Erik’s arms and held

the water and caught a chill. They deserve punishment,”

to kill. Bursting into the bedchamber, he’d seen Nyx curled up silently in the tub, her face deathly pale. Holding back his temper and not ordering the

extreme restraint.

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a light punishment,” he said, kneeling on one knee, brushing Nyx’s hair softly. “If I’d

partners were capable of that kind of thing. Still, her little face paled, and

need someone hovering over

told him to pass the word. Nyx showed mercy,

Ladyship says to take care of your injuries. You don’t need to serve these days,” Aron announced.

never seen him as furious as today. He’d been like a tiger cornered with nowhere to run–whoever crossed him would’ve been torn to shreds. Just thinking of those wild, reddened

fear was now a soft little kitty, curling up in Nyx’s arms, nuzzling into her chest. Nyx rubbed

won’t hurt,” he said. Between

Concerned memorials about his health poured into the palace by the cartload. Aurelius glanced at them and set them aside. He only bothered with the

certain Pale Wolf from sticking to her all day and going

more artemisia sent over and spent days with

director declared boldly, staring at the pills, ready to pop one in

laughed and sighed, “You’re not sick–why test it?” There were perfect lab rats up on Four Peaks

bottle away and went to the next hall to find Aurelius. His desk was buried in memorials, and her

down. She caught words

report.

south?” she

of memorials from his side.

got, but being so far from Hilltop City, reports didn’t

the north too. Some are

had noticed a link between the disease and mosquitoes. A few doctors had even figured out on their own to boil artemisia for

about

some new medicine,” Nyx said, pulling out the bottle. “Let’s find someone to test it quick. If it’s fine, we can

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