CHAPTER seventy-three:

  It is not about me anymore.

  “My lady, how many fingers am I holding up?” The voice sounded distant while the aforementioned fingers were a blurry figure in waving in front of her partly closed eyes.

  “Seven…?” her voice was barely above a whisper.

  “You are burning up.” There was a panicking note.

  She felt hot…a little too hot and the darkness of her surroundings did nothing to help her predicament. Her stomach was burning up but asides her temporary weakness and blurry eyes, she felt quite well.

  “W-water…” Her voice trailed off as her eyes drifted shut.

  Few moments later, the edge of a cold wooden bowl was pressed to her lips and her eyes slowly creaked open, the glaring brightness of the sunlight almost blinded her.

  She was no more inside.

  Her lips parted and she took sips of the cooling water. Bout of coughs racked her shoulders as she choked on a particular sip.