CHAPTER 53
The technique was not new. The healers have been doing it for years. The potency of a herb against a poison was tested by feeding the poison to the herb. The toxin is diluted and poured on the plant and if the plant survived then it was imperious to the toxin and could be used as an antidote. The healers of Xeran were assembled in the Doshi; the Hall of Healers in the Xeran capital of Likit. They sat there barely speaking with long faces and drooping shoulders. There was a mood of mourning in the place. These men and women were tired; exhausted even. They had been summoned by the elder healers for an important meeting. These few days have been devastating for everyone. Their trade was medicine. For years they have been tasked with the duty of tending to sick. The people trusted them to ma
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