Abrupt Attack

Estelle took a fearful gulp. Lylia's countenance worried her.

"What happened?!" Estelle questioned.

"The Duke went out in search of a cure for young miss," Lylia answered. By the looks of her face, the place Alan went to was not an easy location to scour through.

"...Where?" Estelle frowned. Alan certainly sounded like a man that would do that for the sake of his beloved family, but Estelle found it hard to believe how he could leave the Dukedom when it was in such a dire state.

"I'm not too sure as well. The Duke instructed for no one to ask nor look for him once he went on his journey,"

"That sounds like a stupid case," Estelle rebuked. "If I can't recover by myself, there's only the littlest chance of me surviving with external aid. Unless it's an item completely unheard of that can produce miracles,"