She couldn't remember how she ended up in Cassius' bed or how she suddenly fell ill like this — now they were both in bed with her curled on his lap with his hand stroking her hair affectionately. She stays in that position after she drinks a liquid. She didn't know what it was. Cassius said it was a medicine specially made for her and said that there was still poison in her body that needed to be expelled. Her body was still very weak due to the effects of the poison that had been in her body for a long time. Because of that, it would also take her quite a while to clean everything up and, unfortunately, this kind of effect would continue at least until she recovered. “Does your body still hurt?” he asked her softly, with his veiny hand stroking her hair gently — he really treated her l

