Chương 66: Bathe Me (1)

Sitting on the chair Madeline already pulled out earlier, Elaine's hand hesitantly reached to stroke Cassian's hair, not feeling happy about what her son had single-mindedly gotten himself into, but before her hands could touch him, she paused mid-way and withdrew her hand back.

"What did the local physician say??" Elaine directed the question to Madeline who stood at the other side of the bed, and she smiled reassuringly at the troubled Elaine. Her face didn't give away her worries, but being his mother, Madeline knew she was bound to be worried, else she wouldn't have bothered coming over to see him.

"Cassian will be fine. The local physician gave me a list of local herbs that I can buy and use to treat his wounds. He will see again mother, he just needs time to recover and I'll leave soon to go get the ingredients for the herb."