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Allyv finished talking with his youngest patient, a three-year-old girl whose withdrawal symptoms were less severe than those of many adults. Jesha’s reaction to the lack of essence made him believe that Devanshari children had a chance to survive and rebuild the kingdom free of addiction, and he found comfort in that thought. Even if he was the one to fail his people, there would be a future for the Devanshari if his assumption was true, and the addiction to magic developed over one’s lifetime spent within Hajihali’s power—therefore, children hadn’t lived long enough to experience the most severe effects of withdrawal.
He sent Jesha one last smile and left the room. There were other patients to visit, even if he could only offer them a brief examination and words of comfort. Without
