Chapter 146 At The Castle (1/2)
Arran didn't find Snowcloud in her room, but this hardly surprised him
There were three places where she could be, and of those, her rooredient stockroom either, he quickly headed to the alche she would be there
His assumption proved correct, because before he even entered the alche in the distance
An unfamiliar voice called out, ”Do you have any idea how rare it is!”
Another responded, ”I don't care how rare it is! I need it!”
The second voice belonged to Snowcloud, and when Arran opened the door, he found her facing one of the alcheed woman with a bookish face
Both of their faces were red with anger, and they ignored Arran as he stepped inside, the argu all of their attention
”I can't have all redient!” The alche as she yelled
”You can, and you will,” Snowcloud replied bluntly ”Elder Naran promised your full cooperation, and I will have it”
”But I'redients!” Some desperation now sounded in the alchemist's voice ”If this continues, I won't even be able to create wound salves anymore!”
”Then use the recruits,” Snowcloud said ”There are thousands of theather bloodflower root and saint's grace leaves”
It took the alchemist a moment to come up with a response, and before she could do so, Snowcloud used the chance to break off the conversation and turn to Arran
”So you've finally decided to e toward him He could see there were still some traces of red in her cheeks, but her voice was calm
”Tuya had me practice with the novices,” he replied
Snowcloud stepped out of the alche anxious to be rid of the alchemist, and Arran followed behind her
”So I take it you've discovered the benefits of the Te?” she asked as they walked into the hallway
”I have,” he said ”And I owe you an apology for not listening to you When you said it would increase e”
She shrugged in response ”I've been keeping busy with other things Elder Naran had one of the ingredients I needed in his stockpile, and I've sent his herbalists off in search of another With a bit of luck, I'll have that within a feeeks”
”Do they know about…” Arran began, speaking in a low voice
”Wait,” Snowcloud said ”Let's go to the herb garden It's usually empty, so we can speak freely there”
She led Arran through a few hallways, and a short while later they earden at the back of the castle
It was easy to see why it was usually empty — it looked like all the herbs had been plundered sorass and weeds, groildly across the beds of earth that had once held herbs
They sat down on a sh the area looked to be eht Only when he was sure there was nobody nearby did he relax
”So do they know?” he asked again ”That you're looking for a cure for the Patriarch?”
”Only Elder Naran,” Snowcloud said ”But he thinks I' to invent a cure myself He doesn't know I haveis because he wants to winSun, not because he thinks I have any chance of success”
”You don't trust hi, and when she spoke, it was in an uncertain tone ”I trust Elder Naran, but he's not the onlySun There are others ould be less pleased with the idea of curing Grandfather”
Arran frowned ”So you think your ene Sun faction?”
Snowcloud shook her head ”I have eneoal idely known, I would have ainstGrandfather”
”It has to be soht?”