Examination

Chapter 139 Examination Aleshia pretended to examine the nearly unconscious bodies, aware that Daniel was watching her. She placed her hand on the foreheads of several sickly individuals, feeling their temperatures fluctuate wildly. It struck her as strange, but unable to fully comprehend it, she stopped pretending and began a genuine examination. As she examined more and more bodies, she began to notice a pattern. Many of them were close to or on the verge of death, yet strangely, none of them seemed as though they were going to die. While she could attribute this to their strong will to live or similar factors, it did not fully explain the situation. Remembering Daniel's mention of the curses that plagued them, she concluded that the nobles were keeping them alive solely to make them suffer and to serve as a grim warning to any other residents in the slums against trying to rise above their station. Until Lucia delivered her verdict, Aleshia couldn't give her judgment to Daniel about them, so she continued to examine their bodies for abnormalities. After a while, Lucia finally spoke about her judgment. "Based on my observations, several curses are affecting their bodies, in addition to the one that alerts the nobles, as Daniel mentioned. We can use Kailey's knowledge to dispel the other curses, but we should refrain from dispelling the curse that warns the nobles. Even if we acquire medicines from a herbalist that can counteract the poisons, we must first lift the curses.; otherwise, the poisons may return, possibly even more potent than before. If I try to assist in their recovery, as I did with the others here, they would likely die because they lack the resources to support their bodies during such an intense recovery process. The other curses seem to amplify the effects of the poisons in their systems. By removing them, we can aid their recovery without alerting the nobles or overtaxing their bodies, which would be advantageous. Please inform Daniel about this. After receiving Lucia's assessment, Aleshia stood up and approached Daniel. He looked concerned but patiently waited for her to speak. With a tone filled with determination, Aleshia spoke carefully. "I can cure the poison affecting them, but unless I break the curses afflicting them, my healing could lead to their deaths. There seem to be more curses, but to my knowledge, dispelling them won't alert the nobles. I wish to do that, so I ask for your permission.