Chapter 113
Chapter 113 New clinic
CAS SANDRA
As I looked around at the two-story building that would soon be my new clinic, it took all of my effort to
keep from dropping my jaw.
I’d been escorted to the building by one of Asher’s councilors, and I waspletely taken aback by the
size of it. It was far more sp acious than the clinic back in Wild Crawler, and even more impressive. The
ce had tall ceilings, crea my ivory walls, and the most gorgeous white wood floors I’d ever seen. The
floor n was perfectly suited for a clinic, and it was a gorgeous building, but I was a little intimidated.
“What do you think of it, Healer Cas sandra?” the councilor prompted me.
“It’s very nice, councilor,” I replied politely. “Though, I wonder if it’s a little toorge for a clinic.”
“You can call me, Jacoby,” he said with a smile, and then he turned back to the building. “This location
was hand-chosen by the Alpha King himself. The king thought it would be the best choice considering
its location and condition. I could escort you to a few other ces if you wanted to take a look, but I
promise you, this is the best pick.”
Just as I opened my mouth to speak, Finnick came barreling down the stairs. The moment we’d
arrived, my son had rushed to the second floor excitedly and proimed he was going to check the
ce out.
Mommy, this is so cool!” he announced as he reached my side. “I like it here!! ld see the carousel in the
market’s square from the window! I was so pretty. I want to live here.”
I smiled at Finnick and ran my hand through his dark hair.
“I think that answers that,” Iughed, and then I turned to Jacoby. “We’ll take
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this ce then. Thank you for going to all of this trouble.”
The councilor gave me a kind smile. “The pleasure is all mine, Healer Cas sandra.”
After we gave the building one more inspection, Jacoby departed back to Merliscire and I was
preparing to follow suit when Finnick tugged on the sleeve of my white sweater.
“Mommy, could we ride the carousel?” he asked quietly, his gray eyes wide with innocence as they
peered up at me. “Please? We didn’t get tost time.”
As much as I didn’t want to go to the market, Finnick was right. We had nned on riding the carousel
thest time we were in Anemond’s busy market, but the kidnappers in the pet store had derailed us
and ruined Finnick’s first outing.
I pushed my sleeve up, nced down at my gold watch, and checked the time. I still had a good deal of
time before I needed to return to theb.
Becky was going to be leaving for her short holiday this afternoon. With the help of the imposter from
Dark Abyss that Asher had apprehended, we had created the cure for all of the venoms. It’d been a
painstaking process that cost me more. than a few sleepless nights and countless hours in theb, but
we’d conducted enough analysis and research to make the medicines possible.
The man hadn’t necessarily wanted to cooperate, but Asher had intervened enough behind the scenes
to get him toply. I wasn’t sure what methods or tactics the Alpha King had used to make it happen,
but I didn’t really want to know. All that mattered was that we were prepared for any and all viper
attacks that could happen in the future.
Furthermore, I’d spoken with Asher about Marleying to Anemond, and the king had agreed to let
her visit. My friend was set to arrive at the pce next week nd she was bringing the forensic report
from the recently deceased man in Wild Crawler with her, along with the rest of the research she’d
been conducting on her
own.
Hopefully, her information could help us find the right path to curing the
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mysterious disease and save countless lives all over Wega.
I was thrilled by the idea of furthering my research, but I was even more excited about the idea of
reuniting with my friend. Our visit wasn’t going to be long,
but
With all of that in mind, the pressures of recent events were lessened quite a bit, so the least I could do
was spend a little bit of extra time with my son. He’d been through so muchtely that he deserved
some fun.
“Okay,” I agreed with a smile. “Let’s go to the carousel.”
“Yay!” Finnick eximed. “Thank you, Mommy!”
I took my son’s hand and together, we made our way down to the market.
It was just as busy as ever, but I wasn’t nearly as terrified as I’d beenst time. Of course, I remained
vignt and kept an eye out for any danger, but the weight had been lifted slightly from my shoulders
now that there was a location for a new clinic. Getting away from the pce, even just a short distance,
would do great things for us and help life feel at least a little more normal.
As we walked down the streets, I considered visiting the pet store to see if the old woman was doing
alright. I’d asked Asher about the investigation report that had been made that day and found out that
the poordy wasn’t doing all that well. She’d been so scared from the encounter that she couldn’t
recall many details about that day. Not that I could me her, of course. It had been a traumatizing day,
to say the least.
The old woman had always been so kind, even when I was a child. It made me sad to know that she
wasn’t doing well.
We passed by the store on our way to the carousel, and I was surprised to see hat the ce was
closed. A sign on the front door stated that the ce was under construction.
As I stared at the building, my heart ached. It was an awful sight to see. I hoped. that the woman could
find peace and get her shop back in working order.
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“Mommy?” Finnick prompted me. “Is that the pet store?”
“Yes, baby,” I replied as I stared on. I half-expected Finnick to grow upset at the memory, but instead,
his expression was thoughtful.
“I hope all of the animals are okay,” he said quietly.
“I’m sure they are,” I assured him. “They’re in good hands. It was a scary day, but everyone’s going toContent held by N?velDrama.Org.
be okay.”
Finnick wrapped his arms around me and gave me a big hug. We stood like that for a moment, and the
feeling in my
-h eased a little. Finnick was such a kind
andpassionate soul and I was lucky to have him.
Once he pulled away, we started to walk back toward the carousel in silence.
“Cas sandra!” A strange, familiar voice called out to me.
I lifted my head immediately and turned to see Kaleb. The king of Yurene was nked by a trio of his
tall, muscr guards, and he shed me a brilliant smile as he approached. The breeze made his
golden brown hair sway, and his cheeks were flushed a little from the cold.
“What a surprise to see you here,” Kaleb said once he reached my side.
“I could say the same thing,” I said with a smile.
“I haven’t seen you around the pce much these days,” the king remarked with a slight tilt of his head.
“It’s a shame, I’ve missed you.”
Hea spread to my cheeks and my eyes dropped to the ground. Before I could er a response, Finnick
spoke up.
“I know you!” he dered, and he excitedly pointed at Kaleb. “You’re the hero who saved me and my
Mommy!”
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