Chapter 46

Chapter 46

The revelation left Eliza completely stunned.

She could hardly believe it. "You- you're saying you are the Sage of Poison, huh?"

Mary raised an eyebrow and gestured calmly. "We believe in God. We don't he'

Bortenland had two legendary medical experts. One was Lawrence, the Sage of Medicine, rumored to bring people back from the brink of death. The other was

was the Sage of Poison, a master of both healing and toxins.

Even Eliza, who had spent much of her life confined indoors, had heard of their

names.

of the two, the most mysterious was the Sage of Poison. No one had ever uncovered their true identity.

And yet here the Sage of Poison was-sitting across from her. No one would have thought that the clusive Sage of Poison was actually a Reverend in a quiet, unassuming nunnery

"Are you really going to teach me about poisons?" Eliza asked, eyes full of hope. "You're not happy about it, huh" Mary quirked an eyebrow.

"Of course I am!" Eliza could barely contain her excitement. "I just never imagined I'd be this lucky."

Not long ago. Nolan had told her to find someone truly capable of teaching her about poisons. She never expected that the Sage of Poison had been right beside her all along. It felt like stumbling upon a hidden treasure.

"Don't get 100 excited," Mary said, tapping Eliza's forehead lightly. "When it comes to poisons, I'm strict. For now, you'll start by learning medicine. And before anything else, you need to take an oath."

Eliza blinked. "What kind of oath?"

serious. "You're a nun now. You pray daily. That means

is never to take a life. If you want to study poisons, you must swear never to use

Then she met Mary's gaze and said firmly, "I understand. I did think about using poison for revenge, but now I know

were different now. She had left the Stonor family behind and taken on the role of a nun-of course, it had

people who had helped her, especially the king

declared, "I swear to follow your teachings and never use poison to kill or

come, but she wouldn't use poison

medicine and poison. And when the time

Mary nodded in approval. "After the blessing ceremony. Ill begin teaching

said

Nolan personally overseeing security, the blessing ceremony

days, the Stonor family finally saw

the Holy Lady, she stood atop the high blessing platform, leading the nuns of Saint Grace Nunnery in Her your was clear and steady as she recited the blessing prayers.

prayer.

king had granted her the tide of Holy Lady, the world finally saw her

"His Majesty really knows how to pick

if they had never seen Eliza before-back when she was still

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name had been synonymous with words like vicious and jealous. Some had even gone so far as to protest the king's decision to make her the Holy

same people found

Yer now

the king had seen something they hadn't. Looking at her now, it almost felt like

continued to behave and pray for the nation, they

of the shift in public sentiment, Eliza had no idea that she had already won them

Holy Lady I picked isn't bad, huh?" The king smirked, glancing at the stunned expressions of the officials and commoners below. He looked

give Eliza an opportunity-the rest was up

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