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.

father to

an operation, or his cough

and her father to fight

bother with that

of the man at the market, Gareth called Thomas

had disappeared, and

might have returned to the

she was

market to look for her, but the effects of the drugs in

his teeth through the

Until she returned…

curious as to

stick

in particular. I just thought she

did not tell Gareth about Stacy and her

the middle of it. There was no need for her to explain every single thing she did

"Is that so?"

way he said it annoyed

do you think I did it? And what do

mean it that way." Gareth tried to explain

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

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