Darilus’s POV . I thought if I stop visiting the witch, I can finally get her influence out of my mind. But the longer I am away from her, the more intense this feeling of my chest being stretched out. At one point, I even try to scratch my chest, thinking it might be something physical. When I consult with the royal healer, he says there’s nothing wrong with my body. But he sees that I feel tired easily lately, and I get irritated much more than usual even more than months ago when I couldn’t control the demon. The healer says it must be something emotional. The other person I want to consult with is the gypsy trader I usually go to. But she has not been in the plaza for months now. People assume she has gone home to her hometown. I want to consult with Heather too, but the alchemis

