Chapter 10
“Now, you must apply this three times a day for ten days.” Alegan handed over the bottle of medicinal oil and wagged his finger at Launah, a dour old woman with more summers behind her than before her. “If you need more before the end of ten days, you need to let us know.”
“Young man, I have had more time in a healer’s care than you’ve been alive,” she chastised. Alegan smiled at her musical voice, amused at such a beautiful sound out of such a grumpy person. “I know how to care for myself.”
Launah spun around in a flounce, impressive with her creaky old knees, and left Alegan standing in the middle of the village with a smitten smile on his face. He loved Launah. She reminded him of Catli, and he wagered she was as soft underneath all the bite as his Bonded.
In a grand tota
