The Whispering Verses Chapter 1398: Girl in the ward
Shad replied, while Lesia was still curious:
"He married three wives?"
"Did you ask this question just now?"
Shad put down the knife with his right hand and wiped his mouth with a napkin. The maid on the side changed the next dish for them.
Mia waited for Shade to feed her, while Agelina pretended to be interested in the new meal. A quiet private room in the club with no one else to disturb them, perfect for a date.
"I mean, a man can marry three wives. Even in the Fifth Age, when gender relations were so special, some people did it."
Her Royal Highness the Princess looked at Sha De, and then Sha De understood what she wanted to express.
"I"
"You don't have to promise me anything."
Lecia interrupted Shade when he started to speak, and looked at Shade with her green eyes:
"I believe in you, I have always believed in you. However, if you really want to do something, how about going back to Yodel Palace with me tonight?"
Agelina glanced at her sister cautiously, and Lesia smiled at Shade:
"You can hide in our carriage for a while, turn into a butterfly and hide under my skirt. Little Mia, don't you like my bed very much?"
It seems that Mia will spend the night in the cloakroom again tonight.
(Little Mia is running.)
Although Tuesday is the day when the guardian Mr. Lassus said that a new change will occur in the earth, Shade and the witch planned to go to see the situation at night. So when he came to Randall Valley during the day, what he was thinking about was still whether he wanted to see the college's librarian.
Luvia had already gone to the Prophet's Association at this time, and Miss Bernice was not at the Wilde Opera House, so Shade expressed his confusion to Miss Lassers, and the young blonde girl also gave her answer. Similar to what Luvia said:
"You have to decide this kind of thing yourself. Besides, I believe you have already made a decision."
Although Miss Lassus' actual age is very similar to that of Shade's body, she has always appeared to be quite mature, probably because she took over the leadership position of the cult early.
After getting advice from her, Shade also decided to visit Miss Danister in Randall Valley. It was a small matter to let this lady, who had probably guessed something, know that he was running around casually, but Fiona's safety and mission were the big things.
Once he figured this out, Shade no longer hesitated. He took a carriage from the Wilde Opera House and went directly to the local manor where the professors of St. Byrons lived temporarily at the end of Black Cedar Street in the west of the city.
Visits without an appointment are usually rude. The old guard of the manor talked to Shade through the fence gate and had no intention of letting Shade go in directly.
"I'm here to see Professor Danist. I'm an old acquaintance of hers from the academy."
Because he didn’t want more people to know that he was in the Randall Valley, Shade spoke very cautiously.
The old guard looked expressionless:
"You are late. The professor and his team left for the Church of the Sun an hour ago to visit the patients there."
Although they are here for the chosen ones, of course the professors will not ignore the local "petrified plague".
"Is that so? Okay, I understand. But just tell me the professor's whereabouts. Is it really okay?"
Xia De asked curiously, while the old guard complained to him:
"You are not the first guy to come to visit Professor Daniste. Do you know how many people come to visit her these days? The sons of her classmates, the sisters of students she once taught, whom she met while traveling Friends of friends, so many people heard that the professor came to the local area and couldn’t wait to make connections. Do you think you are the first?”
It seems that he is really tired of dealing with all kinds of strange people, and Shade also realizes how unattainable the librarian of St. Byrons is in the eyes of ordinary ring warlocks.
So he took a carriage to the local Sun Church. The Randall Valley has had the custom of worshiping the earth since ancient times. Therefore, the belief of the "Old Man with the Lamp", the **** of the sun and the earth, dominates the local area, and the church is also the largest. Just like the natural church of Fort Midhill is the largest.
The Church of the Sun is located in the eastern part of the city center, only two small blocks away from the street where the Fertile Land Hotel, the Prophets Association and the City Hall are located.
Because the church area can restrain the deterioration of the petrified plague, in recent days, the church has purchased, requisitioned and renovated the buildings around the church. With the original Sun Church as the center, simple hospitals and treatment areas have been built and expanded to the surrounding areas.
The old caretaker of the manor didn't know where Miss Daniste and the others had gone, so after Shade got off the carriage at the street corner, he walked towards the direction of the Church of the Sun to try his luck.
On this long street known as "St. Warren Street", one-third of the buildings have been converted into temporary hospitals. Therefore, people are coming and going on the streets at this time, including family members who come to visit patients, reporters who come to report the news, idlers who have nothing to do to join in the fun, vendors who come to do business because of the crowds, and other people of all kinds. The whole street was filled up.
Shad happened to be curious about the petrified plague, so he looked around on the street and bought a bouquet of flowers from the little flower seller, pretending that he came to visit the patient, and then looked for He found an open door and walked in.
Judging from the sign, it seemed that this place was originally a tobacco shop. At this time, all the sundries on the first floor were cleared away, and single rooms were separated with wooden boards and curtains for patients to rest. The priests and doctors who were urgently mobilized , checking the conditions of the patients one by one.
The wailing and groaning sounds are not very obvious, and the common characteristic of people infected by the "Petrified Plague" is malaise. After all, this "plague" is actually a special curse. For patients who are not mentally strong, the curse does not only harm the body.
Nowadays, new cases appear every day, and patients who are not in serious condition generally ask to recuperate at home or in the hospital. Relatives can go to the church to receive a cup of "potion" with a certificate. Patients with serious conditions will be sent directly to live here. However, according to the current increase in the number of people infected with the petrified plague, even if the Sun Church accepts more patients, it will still be a drop in the bucket.
Only by solving the problem at its source can the Randall Valley return to its original appearance.
Muffled sobs and whispered prayers filled the ears, and the low mood infected everyone who came to visit with these sounds. Although Shade expected how bad the situation would be, he still wanted to sigh when he actually came here.
He walked up the stairs, passed by a medical student carrying a pot of hot water, and reached the second floor.
This place is also divided into different single rooms by wooden boards and curtains, and all the windows are opened, letting in the less bright sunlight amidst the stench and thick fog outside the window. In the dim sunlight, the scene in the "ward" looked even more tragic.
Xia De was at a loss for a moment while holding the flowers. He saw a little girl sitting on the bed against the wall behind the stairs, holding a storybook, so he walked over with the flowers.
The little girl has a slender figure. I don’t know if she is malnourished. Judging from her appearance, she is about fourteen or fifteen years old. But the clothes she wore were quite neat, and the church tended to place people with similar beliefs and habits together. This floor was currently occupied by female patients from wealthy middle-class families.
"Hello."
Shade smiled and said hello, then sat on the empty chair next to the bed and placed the flowers he just bought on the street on the simple bedside table.
Teenage children in this era already have a strong sense of prevention. The little girl nodded to Shade alertly, and then looked around. As long as Shade dares to make any threatening move, probably everyone on the entire floor will look over.
"Where did you get sick?"
"There is no feeling in my right leg."
The little girl said timidly, leaning her back against the wall and hugging her storybook with both hands.
Xia De nodded:
"So, when did this happen?"
"The day before yesterday at noon, I suddenly fell down while cleaning the living room, and then I couldn't feel my right leg."
Xia De nodded again:
"Did you drink the potion distributed by the church?"
The potion distributed by the church is the diluent of the "universal earth elixir" provided by the witch, plus the diluted No. 5 holy water. This can inhibit the progression of the "petrified plague" to a certain extent, but it cannot cure it.
"Drink it. I can feel my right leg getting warm after drinking it."
The little girl continued, probably seeing that Shade was just sitting there without any other action, and seemed to be really concerned about his condition, so she asked politely:
"Sir, what are you doing here? Are you a doctor?"
"Doctor?"
Xia De blinked:
"Yes, I am a doctor, but I am not a doctor who saves people, I am a doctor who saves the earth."
The little girl didn’t quite understand what Shade said, and Shade also asked:
"Why don't you see your family accompanying you? Although there are churches and police here to maintain order, it is too dangerous for you to read here alone."
The girl is holding the "Collection of Fairy Tales". This kind of storybook contains fairy tales that have been circulated for a long time. It is one of the first books that children come into contact with after becoming literate.
The girl shook her head:
"Miss Linna is here with me, but she went to buy food and will be back soon. She is my mother's maid."
It is now 10:30 in the morning, which according to local habits is far from lunch time. Even if you prepare in advance, it is still too early.
"It's really interesting. Since your mother has a maid, why did she need you to clean the living room the day before yesterday?"
Xia De asked casually again, and the girl pursed her lips, opened her book and handed it to Shade. Shade glanced at it unexpectedly. The story with illustrations on that page happened to be "The Princess on the Pumpkin Carriage".
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