Aldrea’s POV
I stared at the healer as he touched my skin and pricked it with some needles. I closed my eyes. These are not ordinary needles. They are bigger in size and more painful when inserted into the skin.
“I’m sorry, your highness,” the old man said, probably seeing my reactions. “The poison may be different from what I expected. I thought that the initial treatment I asked Faith to do would work. However, it didn’t. It seems to me that we need to do the most painful process but one that would yield the most trusted result.”
I nodded. Although this is painful, it is one that I have to go through to ensure safety, I explained to my own mind to convince myself that I really have no choice but to go through this.
“Anything I can do to soothe her pain?” Sena asked. He
