The Silent 245

Chapter 245

int to die. I don't wa

to die

"Doctor, please please save u

"My son where's my son?"

"Let us out please! We

! We're not even ud

"He's infected" He's infected-run'

Even before the carriage reached the gates, Eliza could already hear the voices pouring from within the stone-and-timber barricades of the quarantine zone- voices choked with fear, panic, grief, and despair.

Some wailed Some begged. Some shouted accusations. Others simply crouched in corners, too quiet, too still-their bodies pale, their skin sallow, their eyes vacant, as if they had already accepted death.

This one holds a little over two hundred infected." Nolan said quietly, his horse riding alongside Eliza's carriage. "It's actually the smallest outbreak among all the counties in Noganlul"

Because the number of patients was relatively small, only a linle over a hundred masked guards were stationed here, aided by a few county officials-just enough to maintain control

"Don't step out yet, Nolan instructed "Wait until I call for you."

Eliza nodded. "Alright"

She had promised to follow his lead, and she did just that.

the gates, Nolan presented his token, spoke briefly with the head guard, and whatever he said made the guards eyes light up with excitement. They stretched their necks, peering behind Nolan toward the carriage as if

more, and suddenly the soldiers were patting their chests earnestly, nodding and giving

later. Eliza heard his

didn't veil herself today. Instead, she wore the flower crown Mary had woven for her-its petals crafted from silk thread. delicate and

the masked guards gasped "Please-put on a

her head

well-acquainted with the spiritual water from her pocket farm, and the moment she stepped d she could feel its subtle presence floating in the air of

their work. The spiritual energy

nearly lost his composure when he saw she wasn't wearing a mask, but Eliza gave him a reassuring look

protest

the soldiers

said. "The sickness will

soon

her hand

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day before. As soon as the gate opened, they surged forward and quickly Had a spare for

zone.

ritual today was simple she would recite

already taking effect. But the patients, not yet

was just ridicine it was calm

the Lord her clear, ethereal

my Savior, for He has looked with favor

flowing gown today-half white, half gold-with delicate gold embroidery curling along the edges. On her

flower

the had sprinkled it with

couldn't see the energy it carried, but what he did

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