Excerpt, Chapter II
"Mistress!" The young orderly's voice brought Idrin's mind back from its wandering. She looked away from the eastward-facing window. The ladle in her hand had gone still. Hastily she made certain that the water in the large pan continued to steam and began stirring the contents of the pot sitting in it. The golden liquid was thick, giving off a scent not unlike that of tree sap. "You are worried for your kin?" The orderly was watching her. "Yes," Idrin sighed. She began pouring the viscous preparation into shallow jars. "There has been no news since morning." The orderly went back to tying small labels to the neck of each jar. "Surely word will come soon." Idrin let her hand rest on the empty pot as she placed it on the worktop. The girl had no menfolk in her family; she could not fully understand what an ordeal this was. Emptying the pan of water, Idrin shook her head, trying to school her thoughts. "I fear my attention is elsewhere," she said. "Could you see to the rest?" She made for the door, leaving to the orderly the task of cleaning and placing the filled jars on the shelf.
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