Not A Small-Town Girl

incredible! Why not work alongside your brother in the Northern District?" Garrett said.

In their bid to recruit Danielle, the commanders pulled out all the stops, paying no mind to the astonished looks of the crowd, their faces filled with eager anticipation.

Danielle was speechless, thinking, ’Is this for real? This is getting absurd...

Sensing her reluctance, they softened their approach. "Take your time to decide. No rush."

Danielle replied with a polite but firm tone, "I’m flattered, but I’m only here to treat the patients. The sparring and shooting matches were just spur-of- the-moment. I’ll start school soon, so I’m afraid I have to decline."

stared at her in disbelief. "Wait, you know medicine?" They didn’t register her

kept quiet, knowing she wanted no further attention. If the commanders knew she was highly skilled in medicine, it would be even harder to let her

over their failure to bring her on

David’s captivating voice came

recalling

to pick you up. He’s

must still be busy, Danielle