The Lycan King’s Healer – Chapter 62
Aldrich immediately stiffened, shooting a glare at the woman. But I recognized the voice.
The woman with eyebags dark as her hair looked down at me, her two children hugging her legs. They looked almost unrecognizable, their cheeks flushed with lively color and their eyes no longer hooded and unmoving. Their scabs were nearly fully healed, faded all the way to a pale and unnoticeable pink. The woman’s were healed as well, and when I saw her smile, it was like seeing the planet rear upside down in the best way.
“And I know you,” I answered with a grin. Aldrich shot a confused look at me, his glare dissolving.
basket of goods. She looked down at it before offering it to me. “I told you I would never forget your kin
e.”
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ral of our kingdom, Aldrich?”
y babbled excitedly. Aldrich chucked, graciously exchanging names with each one and encouraging them to become strong soldiers one day. He was so great with kids–I never knew that, assuming he was only good with Theo because he was his son.
the village.
erlocked.
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h I value saving people.”
y.”
in the afternoon light, even in his silly costume. “I’m telling you how much
part, and not so much the Clement part?” I questioned, glancing at him through my peripheral vision.
,” he answer
hewed my lip, noddi
accompany you on these missions?”
at night, when no one recognizes us and the only people out are homeless or poor,” I countered “that’s when you plan for war against your brothers, or whatever you’ve been doing.”
e answered, sighing. “I should fill you in.”
to me now,” I grumbled.
a laugh. “That has nothing to do with you.”
shooting him a mocking glare, “before I throw something heavier than a croissant at him?”
tory in the world.
f battles they would be, and if they should indulge their time in at all, since Benjamin seemingly has not done anything since.
on recognized us, however, which deemed them absolutely worth it.
ink this may technically be our
d am I to not have taken my wife out once?”
rted. “Calm down, it’s the first date.”
t. When we returned back to the palace, I decided to stop by the library to apologize to Clement if he had been waiting for me in case I showed up. I also w
yet elegant letters left on the coffee table in front of the love seat. Next to it perched a jar of dark salve. I read the note as Aldrich stood behind me on alert at the sight of another note.
the ingredients with my blood to assure that it will work.
-Clement
s is Clement’s handwriting. He found the cure.”
ure?” he aske
ingredients and then closely examined the salve; it was a dark, brown tinted black, slime looking jelly. It would’ve seemed suspicio
wed that I would somehow compensate tomorrow when I saw him.
”
ctant to trust my judgment. “Let’s apply i