Terros went to the cupboard and took a clay jar filled with black-colored caplets inside. He took three caplets and dropped them inside Graven's mouth. The tablets are meant to counter deadly poison, it's one of his best creations, it might be effective or not, only time can tell.
He doesn't know what the effect will be... but he's taking a gamble here while it's still early. He went back to the cupboard and took another bottle containing another caplet-like object, this time its color brown. He went back to bed and drop one on Graven's mouth.
Done, he stayed inside the room for a few minutes and left.
Graven woke up three hours later and roamed his eyes around the unfamiliar room, he finally realized that he was still inside the bamboo house.
He glanced at the open window, it's already dark outside, he must have overslept due to drunkenness.
He got up from the bed and exited the room to find the old man. He found his old friend wearing a gloomy expression on his face. "What's wrong old man, why you look sad?" he asked.
Terros shook his head. "Nothing, are you going home now?" he asked.
"Yeah, I will go to the next town to find my wife and Rebecca," he answered.
"Good luck!" Terros said.
"I'll just pop up anytime. I'll take my leave now," Graven said.
Terros sighed deeply and nodded his head. "Come back soon!" he said.
"I will," Graven replied. He vanished from the place in the blink of an eye.
Terros continue sorting the herbs from the basket, he paused for a minute and looked heavenward with a gloomy sigh, crisis after crisis, he wonders how long his friend Graven can hold on?
He got to help him the only way he know-how.
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Inside Laura's room.
It's early evening. She just came out of the bathroom after cleaning herself. She was wearing one of the pretty maternity dresses that Luke had purchased for her. She like the fabric and the design, it's comfortable to wear especially during hot weather.
She was facing the dresser table and looking at her face in the mirror while brushing her hair with the comb.
The healer visited the mansion regularly to monitor her health and continue providing her nutritious tea and medicine to strengthen the baby's immune system inside her tummy. The old woman also advises her on what food to eat and what to avoid.
Adela and the healer are her only ally in her new surrounding, she was close to losing them. It's a good thing that she quickly made a deal with Luke saving the two women from severe punishment.
Her decision to surrender herself to Luke willingly saves three lives... her baby, the servant Adela, and the healer.
It doesn't matter if she is dying of guilt every time she and Luke got intimate under the sheet, she only has to remind herself that it's for the baby's sake and she was able to successfully mask her disgust and bitterness every time she and Luke have a steamy night together, her action justifies the cause.
She will explain to her husband one day why she did it, especially that she did it for their baby, he will understand her for sure. She doesn't want him to take revenge against his brother, they might end up killing each other. She just wants to be taken away from this place and be back in her husband's sweet embrace.
She released a heavy sigh feeling deeply troubled inside.
She looked at herself in the mirror.
Her face still the same, no changes on her body yet only the baby bump on her stomach is noticeable for now. She dropped the comb into the dresser table and put her hands on her stomach and began caressing her tummy. "How are you doing inside my tummy baby? Mother loves you so much! Don't worry I'll take care and protect you against danger. Just continue to grow healthy okay? Mother will take care of the rest for you. We will see father again soon!" she spoke in a shaky voice thick with emotions, teary-eyed.
She wiped the single tear that fell from her left eye.
She doesn't want to cry because Luke had informed her in the morning that he will sleep in her room tonight. And he warned her that every time they're together he doesn't like seeing her cry. She realized that avoiding the things that Luke doesn't like makes things easier for both of them.
Opening her legs willingly to welcome Luke inside her and moaning his name while he was pounding on his core in wild abandon are the things that he likes doing with her, so she does those things eagerly wanting to end their intimate moments as quickly as possible.
She doesn't like him to stay longer inside the room after their intimate session, but sometimes he would stay overnight and his face is the first thing that she will see in the morning, she had to wear a pleasant smile on her face and greet him good morning to avoid getting on his bad side.
Luke love everything about her and every time she spoke and perform pleasant things for him, his face would light up with joy.
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