(#63) Long Talk

Really really sorry for the late update. The connection in this place is really bad and my depression is not helping either.

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"Alright, down to business. Why do you need a Doctor that excels in poison?" Caylin asked.

"Oh. I have a relative who is poisoned. All the regional doctors have cured him. And all they keep telling is to wait for a miracle." I said.

"Then why are you here?" He asked.

"Because I made up my mind to search for the miracle," I said.

"Am I that miracle?" Caylin asked.

"You are not. Your ability is." I said, pointing to his hands.

"My work is a miracle?" Caylin asked, smirking.

"That's what you have got to prove," I said.

"Oooh. Someone is trying to be challenging and make me accept the request based on my pride." He said and I bit the inner lining of my cheek.

He recognized it.

"But it's alright. I might accept it. But I need to know the full details." Caylin said and I nodded.

"What do you need to know?" I asked.

"I need to know more about that person," Caylin said.

"Well, he is from a rich family," I said and looked at Caylin.

He nodded and noted something down on a paper.

"How did you know that he was poisoned?" Caylin asked.

"Oh, I had touched his hand. Then I kept my hand on his chest to get a record of his heartbeat. There was a silver brooch on his vest. The glow of the silver dimmed." I said.

"Silver brooch? Must be really rich." Caylin said and I nodded.

"Symptoms?" He asked.

"The normal symptoms. Difficulty in breathing. Rashes all over the body, et cetera." I said.

"You know the normal symptoms of poisoning?" Caylin asked.

"Yes. I have studied a bit of medicine." I said and he nodded.

"The relationship between both of you?" Caylin asked and I blushed.

".... Friends." I said.

"Yeah. Friends blush when they are asked about their relationship. You can just tell that you both are in love with each other. I am not one to criticize." Caylin said and I nodded.

"But I am getting a feeling that you are not telling me the whole story," Caylin said.

"Tell me. What is his identity?" Caylin asked.

"He is... the Crown Prince of the Avalon Empire," I said.

"GOODNESS!!!" Caylin exclaimed.

"I expected him to be a high-authority person, but not this much. I thought some commander or some royal advisor's son." Caylin said and I made a face.

Well, I am the Royal Advisor's daughter.

"Wait, don't tell me," Caylin said, getting worked up again.

"Tell you what?" I asked.

"That you are a Commander's or a Royal Advisor's daughter!" Caylin said.

"How did you know that I am the Royal Advisor's daughter?" I asked.

"Come on. I am a Doctor, who is well-versed in both poison and psychology." Caylin said and I nodded.

"So, you are of Aesther Family?" Caylin asked.

"Obviously. Is there any other Royal Advisor for the Avalon Empire?" I asked, scoffing.

Caylin then examined my face.

Then he gave a now-I-got-it look.

"THAT BASTARD!!!" Caylin almost roared.

"What is the matter?" I asked.

"Your Father." He said.

"My Father is not a Bastard!" I said.

"Come on. Your Father behaved like he is the noblest by marrying only one woman telling her that he is her first love and not taking in any concubines.

But under the veil, he is taking in other concubines." Caylin said.

"What makes you tell that he is taking in other concubines?" I asked.

"You." He said.

"You think I am a concubine's daughter?" I asked.

"You are not?" He asked.

"GOODNESS! I am Lionel Aesther's and Camiella Auborn's daughter." I said.

"But you are not, as the rumors tell. And also your behavior is too rash to be for a noble daughter." Caylin said, slowly calming down.

"Goodness, don't believe the rumors. And also, under the Black Dame disguise, I am not a noble Lady, just a traveler. Allow me to be myself for some time." I said.

Then Caylin nodded in understanding.

"But, why are you so agitated about my Father having a mistress?" I asked.

"Uh... just... sentiments," Caylin said and I rolled my eyes.

"Yeah, and I am foolish enough to believe that," I said.

"It was your Mother that gave me the courage to be a Doctor." He said.

"Pardon?" I asked.

"I am a concubine's son. And according to the law of schooling, no girls and concubine's son shall have access to the sacred school grounds." Caylin said.

"And on the sadness of being declined from being a student even drove me to the edge of suicide." And that made my eyes almost pop out.

"But then Duchess Camiella who was traveling by the there talked with me and then asked me if I wanted to join her and be her page boy in disguise to learn medicine.

That offer was too good to refuse, so I accepted.

To others, I was a page boy running small-small errands for the Duchess. But only me, the Duchess, His Excellency Lord Aesther, and Head Butler Jonathan knew of this secret." Caylin said.

"Oh... Wait- Jonathan? Rais's Father?" I asked.

"Rais? You know him?" Caylin asked.

"You know him?" I asked.

"We both played together during our childhood. Also his sister, B... Be..." He didn't get her name.

"Bella. Bellatris. She is my Personal Assistant. And her brother, Rais, is too curious to be in a village. So I took him to the Main Mansion. He is currently training to be a Knight." I said.

"True. He always had that curiosity and that pride. Even though his speech is full of boast, it is very good to sit still and listen to him." Caylin said.

"Look at the turn of events. Now we even have a kind-of relationship." I said and Caylin nodded.

"Alright. Back to business. If it were normal villagers, I wouldn't do this. But you, you are different." Caylin said.

"What do you mean?"

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What is he going to do?

Will it change the image of Caylin Anastasia already has in her mind?

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And again, I am really sorry. Depression plus bad net connection came together and I am getting angry quite often. Because of the bad net connection, I even felt like taking and throwing the laptop at one point.

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Last updated on 24/12/2020