Chapter 24

I sat on the sofa in the drawing room, waiting for Leto. Yuton had said he went to visit Quinas.

'He'll be very upset when he comes. I wonder if it's okay to meet him now.'

I looked at the small glass bottle on the table. The liquid inside was a dark brown extract made from willow bark by Parham.

Knock, knock.

Leto entered after the knock. He looked better than I expected, though he seemed somewhat subdued.

"Why are you here? Looking for me?"

He spoke casually and sat down in front of me. On closer inspection, …