Chapter 77
All right, all right. Relax. I won’t.” Irrissa released the breath she’d been holding. “Thanks.” “No problem.” Elwin laughed. He rifled through the satchel slung across his shoulder and removed tiny vials of colored liquids. “Now, try not to let this worry you, but your body needs a major detox. We’ll start with these.” Irrissa braced for the bitter burn of medicine, but the bottles were filled with sweet syrups, like nectar from unknown fruits. They made her tingly and warm inside. “Good girl,” Elwin said as he cleared the empty vials away. He placed a large, clear bottle in front of her. “All of us drink one of these every day, but I want you to drink two for a while, to make up for lost time.” “‘Youth in a Bottle,’” she read from the label. “Like the fountain of youth?” “I suppose
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