Adam soon returned with a basket filled with plants and the three of them once again started working. Though Erich did not specify exactly what disease the King of Griven was suffering from, he taught Oriana about the uses and effects of the medicines they were concocting. Oriana learned concepts about herbs and their properties never explained in books before, more things from Erich Winfield which would help her in her dream of becoming a physician like her master.
Before she knew it, it was almost sunset.
As she returned to the Palace of Thistle, the long walk allowed her to ponder about the questions her master raised about herself.
Magic…
Her family…
From time to time, Oriana indeed longed for her birth parents, but she could not bear to burden her sick grandfather with questions.
