44. The Introduction

The palace was abuzz with dancing and singing as night fell. But Baka could barely join in the merriment as she tended to Stephan.

The guard from earlier had helped her for a while but had to return to his post. So she had been the only one tending to him.

She had managed to stop the bleeding and hoped she had cauterised his wounds enough to avoid an infection. Thankfully, the dagger hadn’t pierced any important organs.

He had simply lost an alarming amount of blood and needed to eat a lot of food with iron. He had a mild fever and was currently asleep. But the worst of it was over.

Now he just needed to heal. And she had to find a way to get him out of here.

But how? She was only hu—

A thought struck her at that moment and she paled.

When was the last time she felt a tingle?

Night had already fallen. She had last taken Imposter at nine am in the morning. The last time, Imposter had taken a little over five hours to wear off.

Her mind raced as panic shrouded her vision.

Oh, God n