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Gurdyroots weren’t exactly rare on the market. Century–old gurdyroots, on the other hand, were very rare to find nowadays.

Hera opened her laptop and logged into the Divine Forum, which she hadn’t visited for quite some time. She asked a few alternative medical practitioners who were quite well- known for their own merit while ignoring the unread notifications. Alas, none of them possessed a century–old gurdyroot.

Her phone rang loudly at that moment. It was a call from Bernard.

“It’s already night time. Where are you?‘ His husky voice drifted out of the loudspeaker.

Hera glanced at the time. Only then did she notice that it was already 7:00 pm

The sky had already gone dark. All the streetlights on the campus were brightly lit.

“I’m still at the academy.” Hera replied

“Which part of the academy

Bernard’s question caught Hera off guard. “Are you still at the academy?!

She remembered telling Bernard on WhatsApp earlier that afternoon that she needed to perform her duty roster chores, so she’d go home later than usual. That was why she wanted Bernard to go home on his own after he was done with his business at the academy.

business. I’ll come get you tight now. But I don’t see any lights in the junior year students‘

go find

so she quickly switched off her laptop and put on her jacket. She made sure to lock the chemistry lab up before

between the chemistry lab and classroom blocks. Hera descended all the way to the first floor. She spotted

e path.

wheelchair on the deserted path. The dim yellow streetlight traced the outline

sitting position made him seem like he was sitting on a throne instead of a wheelchair.

were starting to turn blue from the cold–the thought of Bernard wheeling everywhere in search of her strummed

advance?” she asked while approaching Bernard. A ball of white mist escaped from her lips

Norburgh often dipped a few degrees lower during

texted you, but you never replied,” Bernard said. He dragged out his words slightly,

Whats App and swatched accounts once again. Only then did she notice the text message Bernard had sent her half an hour ago. He had told

felt a little guilty.

he couldn’t reach her due to him

a moment before

opted to stand before him without badging at all,

try to stand up.”

all. He had a

front of Hera, she’d have discovered that he was perfectly capable of caring

crached out to

Hera soon felt the coldness flaring from Bernard’s bigger hand, making her heart skip

pulled her into his arms with a strong

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