Chapter 29

• An hour later, the pain had somewhat subsided, thanks to whatever Madam Livia had given him. he lay on the bed, topless, while Amie hovered nearby and as Madam Livia mixed some leaves in a bowl.
• "You should do your best to avoid Mistress Sinai, Emeriel,” Madam Livia advised. “Do everything you can to avoid becoming her target.".
• "I had no idea she had arrived, Madam, I swear. I greeted her as soon as I realized, but according to her, it was already too late." Emeriel recalled the searing pain of the whip slicing into his back As Madam Livia applied herbs to his wounds and wrapped them in cloth. "It may sound absurd, but It felt as though she specifically targeted me. I have not done anything to incur her grudge or wrath."