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

said. "There's

"Understood!"

walked out. She then headed to the kitchen. Inside one of the cabinets, she found some unprepared herbs. Catherine had purchased them from the market.

of them, recognizing the familiar herbal scent, but something

fingers to crush in

heart lurched. She couldn't have made a mistake with the prescription she had given

had been tampered with, and the person who had adjusted them was quite knowledgeable in medicine. If she hadn't been exposed

off, it would affect the effectiveness of the medicine. A slight imbalance could turn the decoction from being hemostatic

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

and softly asked, "Miss, what are you

the

of those

be referring

"This medicine..."

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