Chapter 200: A not so subtle secret
Cass nodded miserably and Vespertine handed the tins over to Lady Ava.
Lady Ava had a rather serious expression on her face as she looked over the tins from the outside, before she put one down and opened the other. She coughed, looking like she was having an allergic reaction. Her face was turning red, she looked a little ill, and her eyes were watering.
She closed that one and turned to the next. She had a similar reaction, but the second one wasn’t as severe. Lady Ava stared at the tins, before she turned to Cass. Her expression was grave.
"Do you remember when you started taking these ’healing tonics’?" She asked and Cass opened his mouth, about to respond, when he closed his mouth. Did he have those memories? It didn’t feel like he did. When he looked deeper, he wasn’t able to find them. All he had were the memories that he had personally experienced. How the owner hadn’t been surprised to see him or Sam when they had entered, how he had gotten more tonic, how Sam had been the one to offer it...
"I...I can only seem to recall the most recent times, but I’m sure if we asked Sir Forsythe when we leave here we’ll have a clearer picture." Cass said quietly and Lady Ava nodded.
"Okay. Because I’m going to say something, and uh, I don’t want anyone to freak out." Lady Ava said and she was staring at Cass. Her gaze was hard, but not cruel. Cass braced himself. "Cass, this is...made of demon blood."
Cass felt like he had taken a blow. Fiona was there to catch him, holding him up as Cass’ body gave out.
"What?" He asked, softly, carefully, like he wasn’t just crumbling. "No. That’s not possible." Cass protested but Lady Ava’s face shifted. She almost looked apologetic.
"I can test it." She said, her throat working as she swallowed. "Look." She stuck her finger into the tonic powder, hissing as everyone watched on in horror. Her finger began to swell, blistering and Vespertine rushed over, taking the tins from her and wiping her finger with his sleeves.
"My gods, Ava, be careful!" Vespertine said while Cass’ mouth went dry. Oh god. Oh fuck.
Cass thought he was going to throw up.