Persephone carefully reflected on everything that had happened since arriving in Flinge.

On her very first day here, she got separated from everyone. She was blindfolded and taken to the most infamous red-light district, to an underground arena, and eventually, ended up before Morpheus.

What would her fate have been if she hadn't encountered Morpheus in the beginning?

The night she first planned to return to Centrolis, the boat exploded. The second time, if it hadn't been for that little girl who brought her the rose, she couldn't even imagine what she would be facing.

Could all of this really be explained away as mere coincidences?

Besides catching a whiff of medicinal scent, Persephone found nothing in Seamus' room. Instead, the two bodyguards had been looking at her in puzzlement.

She got up and nonchalantly walked out, but not before giving the two a warning glance.

"Miss, you—"

"What? Do I need to report to you about searching Seamus' belongings?"

immediately lowered their heads

said. "There's no need to tell him

"Understood!"

kitchen. Inside one of the cabinets, she found some unprepared herbs. Catherine had

opened one of them, recognizing the familiar herbal scent, but something felt off when she

fingers to crush in her palm, quickly

mistake

who had adjusted them was quite knowledgeable in medicine.

proportions were off, it would affect the effectiveness of the medicine. A slight imbalance could

of groceries. Upon seeing Persephone in the kitchen, she first froze, then

smiled and softly asked, "Miss, what are

recalling the note

those around

it be

"This medicine..."

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