Chapter 8
“DID YOU SEE? That was Zelda,” Nellie said to Gisele as the cart made its way through the fields.
“Who is Zelda?” Gisele asked.
Nellie explained to her how, when the dragon had taken her from the palace, she had found a group of old friends and other outcasts living in a warehouse in the artisan quarter, and how Zelda was using the women to help her sell her magic tea to merchant wives with more money than sense.
“It’s plain quackery,” Nellie said. “There is nothing special in the tea, and the fact that she says she gets it from Mr Oliver doesn’t make it any more special. It’s just chamomile and a number of herbs from the meadows around here. I’ve seen what she puts in it. I’ve seen how she makes ointments and then charges ridiculous prices for them. I’ve seen how she sets th
