The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 248

Chapter 248

Chapter 248

"Ah, so that's how it is. Thank you for your generosity, Kane said, voice low but sincere. To be honest with you, without the medicinal herbs you delivered these past two days, we wouldn't have stabilized Caslig County this quickly. Just in one day. the death count's already dropped. We're finally carrying our fewer bodies."

Most of those who died had already been frail and elderly. If not for that, they might've lived

Eliza replied calmly. "As long as it helped. But credit doesn't belong to the herbs alone-your people already figured out the right treatment. Without that, no matter how good the herbs are, they wouldn't be much use."

Those who understood the truth-people like Kane-would naturally shift their attention to the source her medicine.

Eliza nodded. "I love planting herbs. I'm good at it, too. I have several medicinal fields in Hasen City. Now that this batch has been harvested, I'll be planting the next one as soon as I return."

She kept it vague-but both men were far too shrewd to miss the implication.

Tm reserving three batches, Nolan said without hesitation.

"Til take one, Kane chirned in, almost overlapping.

The moment Kane heard Nolan's words, he turned to glare at him. "You greedy little brat! We're in the middle of a crisis and you're still trying to fight me for it?"

"The next batch won't even be ready until all this is over," Nolan replied coolly. "Unless you're telling me you'll screw things up so badly you'll need more herbs again, the situation here should be resolved by then."

"You could at least leave me some soup and bones, Kane grumbled. Three whole batches? You gonna eat them for breakfast?

Tve got entire legions to support," Nolan answered dryly. "I have more injured and disabled soldiers under my care than

have guards in your entire province."

Nolan held command over hundreds of thousands of troops-and he never abandoned them, event when the fighting was over. Many of the wounded could still work if they had their limbs, but those who were crippled

herbs had extraordinary healing potential, it

share.

him a small,

of flattering words to toss around. "Given Noganlul's current situation, I'll let you

was halfway grateful, halfway offended. Now he shows

expression. "Oh, don't look at me

I imagine they've suffered more than a little. I'm just being generous. But if you'd rather not have the herbs,

snapped. "Who said I didn't want

finally received the two discounted batches, Kane would realize just

today's visit wasn't about haggling for

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County in earnest. It was

mass grave outside the gates-which had shocked them when

a hundred corpses a day. The worst was the night the plague erupted-five or six

had a few thousand residents. Half

infected zone, she took her flower crown and sprinkled it

passed Nolan, he suddenly reached out and caught her wrist. "Wait... are you wearing

she pulled her hand back and

walked past both men, sat down on her meditation mat, and began chanting for the people-just as she had done

she repeated the verses

else. She could

by one, the dying closed their eyes and bowed their heads. They listened. Listened like salvation depended

Eliza knew the truth. She was no god. She was only a