The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

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Eliza had no idea what kind of chaos was unfolding within the Stonor family at that very moment.

They didn't depart until the last of the infected had recovered and the epidemic across Noganlul was fully under control.

As they prepared to leave, Kane personally came to see them off, finally finding a free moment after being swamped with logistics for days.

"Your Grace, don't forget those two shipments of medicine I ordered!" Kane reminded eagerly.

Eliza chuckled. "Don't worry-1 haven't forgotten."

The carriage slowly began to roll out of the county gates.

Exhausted from the past several days, Eliza turned away from the view and was about to lower the curtain to get some rest. But just as her gaze swept over the distant burial site near the road, something caught her eye.

There, among the ash-gray remnants of the mass grave, lay a body.

Eliza's first thought was that it must be another poor soul who didn't survive and had just been brought out for burning. But the next second, the "corpse" moved- barely, but unmistakably.

Her heart jolted. But when she looked again, there was no more movement.

'Am I just seeing things?' she wondered. Maybe she was too exhausted-maybe she was hallucinating.

Still, the nagging feeling wouldn't go away.

As the carriage drove farther, Eliza couldn't help but glance back. This time, what she saw made her heart skip a beat.

the carriage! Stop right now!" she

wasn't a corpse.

of what she'd seen, she grabbed her medical case, jumped down from the

of her. After confirming

Eliza said as she knelt beside the frail figure. "How is

was gaunt to the point of deformity- nothing but skin and bone, caked in grime and blood, with dried

examination. One

shocked even herself-she wasn't sick.

clothes and suddenly understood. She uncorked a small bottle of

moments, the girl

curling up. But then, oddly, the pain began to

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she asked weakly. "Who

on Eliza's face. She was quiet

her mouth, she tried to sit up-but her body couldn't follow. She coughed

move!" Eliza quickly caught her. "Nolan,

handed it

slipped a pill between her lips

Have you gone without food or water for days? Or eaten things like dirt

as she stared at Eliza. "You... you really are a goddess, aren't you? You saved the whole county,

here. Just someone who knows a bit of