Dahlia tried to recall her attack, but she couldn't help but shake her head, albeit slowly and weakly, in response.
"I couldn't see their faces, but there was more than one person... They also used both magic and weapons," Dahlia recalled her blurred mory with a frown.
"Right," Solana acknowledged with a nod before ntioning, "Your body suffered various burns and countless cuts and stabs. They were definitely caused by fire magic and blade weapons."
"But despite your mutilated state, your attackers seed to have avoided all the lethal areas. Your serious condition was mostly due to blood loss," Solana added.
That's why even though she used healing magic, Cyrena's potions played a more significant role in Dahlia's recovery.
Her level of healing magic could only seal the wounds and restore Dahlia's appearance. However, she couldn't replenish the loss of blood.
"Oh, right. Your chest area suffered the most wounds. How strange, considering they missed all your vitals," Solana recalled.
Dahlia frowned before becoming startled in the next instant. She imdiately checked her Magic Domain.
"Fortunately, the mana stones with haven't been taken," Dahlia heaved a sigh of relief.
"Your life is more important than so mana stones, Lady Dahlia. Don't put so much importance on the mana stones. Mana stones can be recovered if lost, but not your life," Solana stated as she stood up. "I think I've bothered you enough. I better let you rest."
Since Dahlia didn't know much about her attackers, there was no point in pressing the topic.
"Wait."
Dahlia tried to stop Solana from leaving, but her hand was too weak to reach her. Still, Solana stopped when she heard her.
"Is there sothing else, Lady Dahlia?" Solana asked.
"Since I've been out for an entire week, a lot must have happened, right?" Dahlia asked, slling the pungent fragrance of dicine in the room. "A lot of dicinal ingredients must have been used for my recovery… Did we manage to restore the supply chain from Redpine City?"
Solana glanced at Cyrena and let her answer Dahlia's question.
"Unfortunately, no." Cyrena shook her head with a sigh and said, "There hasn't been any news from Redpine City. Considering you were ambushed outside town, I believe all of our supplies from Redpine City had been intercepted and stolen by others."
"The last of our ingredients with healing properties were used on you, Lady Dahlia," Cyrena stated.
"I see…" Dahlia appeared disappointed.
"Enough thinking and just rest, Lady Dahlia," Solana reminded with a firr tone before adding, "We'll continue our discussion another ti."
"In that case, you should also do the sa, Lady Solana. You must not have gotten much sleep this past week, have you?" Dahlia guessed.
"Yeah, so don't worry. I plan to get so shut-eye even if you didn't tell . Try not to leave the room while I am asleep," Solana ntioned.
Shortly after, she leaned against the wall next to the door and hugged her sword close to her chest. Within seconds of closing her eyes, she already started snoozing.
Dahlia could imdiately guess how tired Solana had been by how fast she fell asleep.
Silence quickly returned to the room.
Although Dahlia had been unconscious for a whole week, she soon felt drowsy from the lack of attention and fell asleep again.
Cyrena didn't plan to stay up alone.
Considering the uncertain future, she wanted to be in her best state when the next problem arose. Thus, she took a nap after killing the lights in the room.
Several hours quickly passed as the three ladies slept in the dark, silent room. The only sound ca from their breathing and the rustle of wind outside the window.
Creak…
The wooden floor creaked under pressure as footsteps were heard outside the lord's bedchamber. After the first footstep, the subsequent creaks beca softer yet closer.
A slight frown appeared on Solana's sleeping face, but her eyes remained shut.
Before long, the door to the lord's bedchamber was slowly opened subtly as possible, revealing a young lady in a white blouse and black skirt.
The young lady did not have the appearance of an assassin, but she carried a small dagger laced with vicious poison in her hand.
After the young lady checked the room, she imdiately aid the poisoned dagger at Solana's vulnerable neck.
Cling!
The poison dagger was imdiately blocked by Solana's slightly unsheathed sword. At the sa ti, Solana's eyes snapped open to glare at her assailant.
Although she imdiately recognized Marilla's familiar appearance, she did not show rcy or hesitation.
Puchi!
Marilla's body was quickly pinned to the opened door by swords of light before she could make her next move.
Puchi! Puchi!
Solana summoned more swords of light and skewered Marilla's limbs in place, robbing Marilla of her mobility.
"Ahhh!"
Marilla's scream resounded to the pain inflicted upon her while simultaneously waking up Dahlia and Cyrena.
anwhile, the poison dagger dropped to the ground before the wooden floor sizzled, corroded by the poison.
Solana's pupils quickly shrank before she turned her solemn gaze to Marilla and coldly asked, "Why did you betray , Marilla?"
Marilla's body trembled as tears quickly filled up her eyes and overflowed.
"I'm terribly sorry, Lady Marilla… I didn't have a choice. They took my mother and forced poison into my body," Marilla confessed, knowing she couldn't win.
She failed to save her mother and also betrayed Lady Solana. Thus, she despaired.
"They?" Solana's eyes flickered with a sharp glint as she interrogated, "Who are they? Do you know who they are? Tell !"
"I-I don't know, Milady. Their faces were covered… However, they had a particular accent. I don't think they are from—"
Marilla suddenly stopped talking as blood gushed out of her mouth, followed by blood pouring out of her eyes and the rest of her orifices.
Solana was imdiately shocked before she flashed beside Marilla to inspect her situation. However, she was helpless and couldn't save her.
Within monts, Marilla drew her last breath and passed away.
"Dammit!" Solana hamred the wooden door with helpless frustration and anger, cracking it into splinters.
"Was that an anti-confession spell?" Dahlia asked with a startled look.
"No!" Solana firmly denied it before saying, "It was poison, designed to erupt after so ti. Our enemies planned to get rid of Marilla, regardless of the task's success."
"They are just toying with us!" Solana clenched her fist furiously.
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