Her crystal clear eyes stared at Elisa.

Stacy saw the bag of herbs in Elisa's hand.

"Listen carefully, Stacy. These are all medicinal herbs for your father. You'll need to boil them in water and feed them to your father three times a day. Make sure he drinks it all."

Elisa labeled the herbs carefully and put them somewhere the girl could reach.

"Can you read?"

Stacy nodded.

She carefully memorized the instructions and the names of the herbs.

It was getting late, and darkness was settling in.

Elisa finished writing up the instructions for the herbal concoction and walked out of the house into the alley.

People were bustling about on the main street, but Elisa was heavy with worry. She knew she would have to visit a few more times to ensure everything was going alright with Stacy's father.

Back at the hotel, Elisa organized the herbs she had purchased for herself.

She rubbed her shoulders, thinking about what she could do to make Stacy's life easier.

father to continue staying in that

to have an

Stacy and her

bother with that

man at the market, Gareth called

and she wasn't picking up

to the hotel, so

she was not

look for her, but the

gritted his teeth

Until she returned…

as to why Elisa

to stick her nose

just thought she looked sad." Elisa

about Stacy and her father's connection with

of it. There was no need for her

"Is that so?"

way he said

"Why else do you think I did it? And what do you mean by interrogating me like

it that way." Gareth

did you ask me those things?" Elisa argued. "We were supposed to go to the Medicine Market together, but

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