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 in

casually said. "There's no need to tell him about

"Understood!"

headed to the kitchen. Inside one of the cabinets, she found some unprepared herbs. Catherine had purchased them from the market. They were already ground, each portion wrapped

scent, but something felt off when she carefully

a bit between her fingers to crush in her palm, quickly realizing that the proportions were

made a mistake with

had adjusted them was quite knowledgeable in medicine. If she hadn't been exposed to these

affect the effectiveness of the medicine. A slight imbalance could turn the decoction from being hemostatic and anti-inflammatory to

Upon seeing Persephone in the kitchen, she first froze, then an undecipherable glint flashed through her

and softly asked, "Miss, what are

the note in the

those

be referring to

"This medicine..."

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