"That''s all for roy. As for the Everlile Vine. Til take care of it. Hut not a word of this leaves this prean" Nn said, pressing his fingers against hús brow with a
brief sigli
uwn secrets properly''
He couldn''t help but think, ''She''s really bold and doesn''t even know how to keep her own secre
Row and the others exchanged puzzled nces,
Lawrence studied Nn''s expression, then froword. "Prince Nn, you?r
ask that pervacalmut the Everbile Vine, hudir
Nn stayed silent. Lawrence inediately caught on "ur Prince Node, your condition can''t be put off any longer. The longer you
your episodes will get. Since the Evrilife Viur practicallyudeid in ourps, why not just ask her directly?
"If we gecute the Everlite Vine, we''ll only be missing onest ingredient-the Bloodshade Rossan. After that, we''ll have everything we need. What there to hesitate about?"
This time, Ross and the others nodded
agreement. "Prince Nn, no matter what, your health shoulde first."
Nn knew they were only worried about him. Hat when he thought of Eliza, he coslar? Laling himself in agree.
After a long pause, he finally said "That''s easy to say, but you all know that even if we get these two ingredients, the chances of finding are slim"
At those words, the room fell silent.
finding the Lout one
He wasn''t wrong. As are as the hundred-year-old Purple Shroom and Exedle Vine we
least they existed in the world. But the Bloedharle
Lawrence had only ever read about it in ancient medical texts passed down through his family. There was no real proof it even existed. Finding it was like searching for a ghost
"Alright, don''t dwell on it. I''ll handle it Nn suid, trying to case their concerns as he notices their dejected looks.
Lawrence sighed inwardly. Since Nn had decided, there was no point arguing further. "They had been by his side long enough to know-once he made up his mind, nothing could change it.
Alter Lawrenor and Ross left with the others, Nn sat alone in his room and let out a spitlet sight. "She really knows how to test me
Meanwhile, Eliza remained rounyani.
unaware that her simple gift had revealed more than she intended. She was focused on tending to the herbs in her
She wanted to grow something of her own, just like Mary, Mary loved orchids, so ?hur nted orchids,
Elira, on the other hand, decided to grow medicinal herbs. It was the perfect way to exponent with the effects of her pocket farm. She had cultivated two small plots. When Mary found out, she even gave Eliza a bag of ser
Eliza nted them in both plots-but with one difference. She watered one with regr water and the other with water miserl stream from her pocket farm. She wanted topute the trule
the spiritual
Now that she had Tina by her side, she was extra cautious about entering her pocket farm. She only went inte at night when everything was quiet.pletely covered under her nket
A month had paused, and the herbs inside the pocket farm were flourishing
Tuntunately,
swer the kind that got better with age, so there was no mish to harvest them. She could just let them grow.
the two Purple Shrooms.
Diza returned to the spot where she had p?
aw fresh sprouts emerging from the olive-empty patch, her heart leaped with joy.
She quickly feichend some
Nearby, the Everlife Vine was in full bloomni, kia
1, its tiny flowers thriving in the rich soil
Biza smiled, brushing her lingers over one of the flowers before continuing her
tour of her ever-expanding herb garden
de paused each nt, she flipped thesigh her herbal encyclopedia,
efully manchi
them one by one. But nose partic
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The encyclopedia had detailed records of the oilser herbs, but for this one, there was barely any information-just a rough description of its shape. a name, and an origin. Bloodshade Blossom-native to foreignnds...
Elizapared the nt severa
eral times before confirming that it was indeed the Bloodshade Blossom.
Unfortunately, there was no mention of its medicinal properties.
A thought crossed her mind-she wanted to taste it. But she quickly shook her head, dismissing the idea. Better not I don''t even know if it''s poisonous. I don''t want to end up poisoning myself; she thought.
Finally, she decided to set it aside for now and wait for a chance to ask Mary about it.
Stonor family sent someone again.
A couple of dayster, the Sto
This time. Sophie didn''te alone. Clearly, she had learned her lessoning
to see Eliza alone only ended in getting sshed or beaten. So this time, she brought a bodyguard-Matthew.
Benedict was tied up with work at the pce, Dn was still locked up, and Anthony''s health was too poor for him toe. That left Matthew as the only option.
Eliza was in the middle of her morning prayers when a nun informed her that someone hade with a message.
Without even looking up, she waved a hand dismissively. Let them wait outside. If they don''t want to wait, they can leave." She wasn''t the one in a hurry, after all.
The nun ryed Eliza''s message word for word. Outside Saint Grace Nunnery, Sophie and Matthew''s expressions soured.
With the blessing ceremony over, Saint Grace Nunnery had reopened its doors, and the ck g soldiers stationed at the foot of the mountain had withdrawn. Visitors had resumed their usual prayers, making the ce as peaceful as ever.
Matthew, who rarely visited Saint Grace Nunnery and had yet to experience real frustration here, scoffed, "What could she possibly be doing that''s more important thaning to see us?"
"Eliza has her own matters to tend to the nun replied coolly. "If you don''t want to wait, you''re free to leave. Saint Grace Nunnery isn''t holding you
With that, she turned and walked away without a second nce,
After Dn''s forced intrusion and his attack on Eliza, the nuns at Saint Grace Nunnery developed a deep dislike for the Stonor family.
Mary even issued a direct order-no one from the Stoner family was allowed inside without permission, Sophie included.
Unable to go in and fand Hliza themselves, Sophie and Matthew had no choice but to wait outside.
Two hours passed Sophie nearly turned to leave several times out of sheer frustration.
But the night before, Benedict had made it clear-they had to get Liza''s forgiveness. Dn''s condition in jail was worsening, and he couldn''tst much longer. No matter how humiliating or irritating it was, they had to endure it
So Sophie gritted her teeth and stayed put.
By the time Eliza finally emerged in the afternoon, Matthew had run out of
patience.
The moment Eliza appeared, he stepped forward and demanded, "Eliza, what exactly do you want to let Dn go!"