isn't - isn't there something she can do? anything she can do? isn't this what she studied medicine to prevent? her hands shake a little. like this, it's no good; the poison has already made her mother so sick. even if she had access to an entire clinic's worth of herbs, she's just too far gone.
...the way her mother smiles at her brings tears to her eyes, and she's still as she runs the comb through her hair. too gently, too weakly.]
Mother, I... [who cares about her hair when she's so sick?] ...can I get you anything? Tea, or broth, or...
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isn't - isn't there something she can do? anything she can do? isn't this what she studied medicine to prevent? her hands shake a little. like this, it's no good; the poison has already made her mother so sick. even if she had access to an entire clinic's worth of herbs, she's just too far gone.
...the way her mother smiles at her brings tears to her eyes, and she's still as she runs the comb through her hair. too gently, too weakly.]
Mother, I... [who cares about her hair when she's so sick?] ...can I get you anything? Tea, or broth, or...