The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

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Chapter 247

Te something beaning up lad

They hadn't even arrived ar Castig County yer hour he had only served a meme Kave Theory in the fusese

Nolan narrowed his eyes, his voice ong and strady.

expose their nose or mouri su open air

hip her. Let Mr. Bradford have a proud look"

good

as

Inside the carriage. Eliza heard the commend and immediately adjusted the the yurtlar

She wasn't afraid of the plague-by borly was presented by the spirull ware-or grocanone at al for appe

She neededodhen in believe the was jus

question her immunity

As they drew closer, the source of the glow became borrilyngy ther

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Eliza's eyes widened in shock as she saw the mass graves, towering piles of corpses cocoumed by fire

"It must be Kane's order, she said grimly.

Anyone who died of the plague couldn't be left to rot. If the bodies weren's breed imetand they out secure St sources of infection.

Eliza understood this all too well. But even with two lifetimes of meal preparation nothing could seadette for the sight of so many charred remain

the time they reached Caslig County, the carriage was stopped at the gates by

moment the guards saw Nolan's unmistakable silver hair, they straightened

Highness-it's been

and formidable, seated atop a masse steed. One fa gripped the reins, the other rested on a long broadsword. Despite the lines of exhaustion exched

to meet me in person? That's rare Judging by your fare, you haven't slept in days Be careful-you keel over, and I'll have to take

just to steal my military aborty, didn't you Wel don't get your hopes up I'm in better shape than you'll ever be. I could go another ten days without sleep and still outin

twitched against his sword

If you

your mess. I've got enough to

I've got this

Nolan offered no rebuttal.

about to put up again when he suddenly slapped his forehead "Damn. I got so distracted I forgot-Holy Lady's still in the carriage,

carriage

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smiled, composed and graceful. Tve long heard

-it's an honor to

meet you in

blinked. And

chosen by the King is like a goddess

believe it at first, but now that I've seen you, I admit,

Eliza blinked, momentarily stunned.

when she saw the genuine admiration in his expression, she felt her

flattery any further, and

two days-they really work. Where'd you even find something like that? Can you get me

his head. "They weren't mine. The herbs were brought by the Holy Lady from Hasen

to Eliza, surprised.

afraid I don't have any more.

look fell

enough to last.” She hadn't come to Caslig County first precisely because she wanted to give the herbs time to take effect. The more critical the region, the

had received the strongest batch-most of it nearly undiluted.

it seemed they

true efficacy lay not in the herbs themselves-but in