Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 979

either.

The poison worms hadn't been taken away. They remained in the incense burner, drawn to the bloodied scent of the medicine. They would stay there and feed off the aroma until they died. However, the poisonous worms that had been expelled wouldn't live much longer "They're in the incense burner," Sebastian replied. "You can take it to Her Highness."

Though small, the poisonous worms were disturbing. Javier hesitated before reaching out, his hand hovering in the air.

He finally asked, "Can these worms... enter the human body again?"

Seeing his reluctance, Winona stepped forward. She lifted the incense burner, carefully removed the lid, and presented it to Lisandra.

At the sight of the worms, Lisandra's stomach turned. She fought the urge to vomit as a wave of nausea surged through her. The sight alone was enough to make her feel faint. Her body flushed with heat and her blood surged with anger. She closed her eyes, forcing herself to regain composure. The effort took much longer than she would like to admit.

Sebastian made no move to offer further assistance. He simply said, "Within an hour, the poisonous worms will die. Once they've been expelled, they won't be able to re-enter the body."

"Thank you," Lisandra said quietly.

Carissa gave a subtle nod, then left with the others.

flared as he demanded, "So, who's

room, each person under his scrutiny. "Will you confess,

resigned sigh, she motioned for him to leave. "Uncle Leroy, please go outside with everyone for now. Penny,

find out who did this. Whoever dared to harm your life must be out of their

I need to speak with them privately," Lisandra said,

shifted to Penny. His suspicion of her was palpable. She was, after all, the closest to Lisandra. Her proximity made her the most likely suspect. "Ask what

lanterns. The flickering flames cast a dim glow on her increasingly pale face. The color that had returned

fought to keep

as she sat up in

pillow behind her

to steady her breath. She suppressed the dizziness and headache that threatened to overwhelm her, forcing herself not to think about the poisonous worms, lest

as she fixed it on Penny's face. "Penny, why did you

involvement, it still seemed impossible. After all, Penny's loyalty to Lisandra had

a fiery temper, and she was furious to discover that Penny had

Durham, what are you up to? Her Highness has treated you so well! Why would you want

ashen and she fell to her knees. Tears streamed down

am guilty, but