Her crystal clear eyes stared at Elisa.

Stacy saw the bag of herbs in Elisa's hand.

"Listen carefully, Stacy. These are all medicinal herbs for your father. You'll need to boil them in water and feed them to your father three times a day. Make sure he drinks it all."

Elisa labeled the herbs carefully and put them somewhere the girl could reach.

"Can you read?"

Stacy nodded.

She carefully memorized the instructions and the names of the herbs.

It was getting late, and darkness was settling in.

Elisa finished writing up the instructions for the herbal concoction and walked out of the house into the alley.

People were bustling about on the main street, but Elisa was heavy with worry. She knew she would have to visit a few more times to ensure everything was going alright with Stacy's father.

Back at the hotel, Elisa organized the herbs she had purchased for herself.

She rubbed her shoulders, thinking about what she could do to make Stacy's life easier.

not allow Stacy's father to continue staying in that

an operation, or his

and her father to

with

of the man at the market, Gareth called

because Elisa had disappeared, and she

have returned to the

was

look for her, but the effects of the drugs in his body

his teeth through

Until she returned…

also curious as to why

stick her nose into other

just thought

Stacy and her father's

of it. There was no need for her to explain every

"Is that so?"

way he said

did it?

that way." Gareth

did you ask me those things?" Elisa argued. "We were supposed to go to the Medicine Market together, but you left and returned to the

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