The chamber of the royal physicians smelled of dried herbs and burning incense.
Mortar and pestle ground softly in the hands of apprentices as Lord Drex moved between tables, explaining the properties of each plant laid before them.
Lumina sat with Serena beside her, listening carefully to every word, her hands resting lightly on the wood in front of her.
She could not see the herbs, but she remembered their scents as Lord Drex named them one by one.
"This is feverleaf," Lord Drex explained, his voice carrying across the hall.
"It's bitter, used for lowering heat in the body. A careless hand can overdose and harm the patient instead of curing."
Lumina tilted her head, her milky-white eyes focused on the sound. She whispered to Serena,
"Please can you bring it closer to me." Serena obediently placed the leaf near her and for a weird reason she wondered why Lumin got so serious when it got to this plant.
