SHE remained at the manor for the rest of the month, under close observation. Both the imperial physician and Mage Kayne visited her weekly for thorough examinations, monitoring the residual effects of the poison that had nearly claimed her life. From the moment Thalia first felt the toxin coursing through her veins, she instinctively knew it was a potent and insidious substance — far stronger than her body could endure alone. Fortunately, thanks to the swift intervention of Mage Kayne and Leaf Avery, a temporary antidote had been synthesized to suppress its spread. Still, traces of the poison lingered within her. Her recovery was far from complete, and only the divine purification of Saintess Iris could fully cleanse her system.
Now, seated in the quiet solitude of her private working ch
