Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3590

Chapter 3590 An Old Friend (Part 1)

'Even that is only possible when you need to give one patient the time to recover before continuing the treatment.' Solus said.

'Also, the second booth turns useful when you have a guest Healer in your village. Nana gave her spare booth to Lith first and Tista later during their apprenticeship, knowing they would leave for the academy.

'Lutia was very lucky to have more than one Healer before it developed into a city. Most villages have none and their people have to travel for hours just to receive the most basic treatments.'

'Four booths mean there were two permanent Healers in Gabash!' Friya now understood the clue. 'It also explains why the house was recently renovated and the Awakened have yet to find a clue.'

'Exactly.' Nalrond telepathically nodded. 'The Rezar lived here as a Healer and the villagers are covering for them. That's why the villagers are so determined to send the Awakened away.

'People from tight-knit communities are ferociously protective of their own. I bet the Rezar got exposed while fighting the bandits to save the villagers and now they feel guilty about what happened to their friend. Lith? Protector?'

'Sorry.' Lith and Solus grimaced while activating the Eyes of Menadion. 'The Healer kept working and their spells have wiped away any lingering energy signature that's not their own.'

'I'm not doing any better.' Protector sniffed the air. 'This place has been scrubbed with darkness magic from top to bottom. It smells cleaner than my home.'

As they looked around the office for clues, the door separating the waiting room from the ward opened and an old woman walked through it.

"Sorry for the wait. How can I help-" She was still fixing her long, grizzled blonde hair in a bun when her hairpin fell to the floor along with her jaw. "Supreme Magus Verhen? What are you doing in a backwater village like Gabash?"

"I'm here to help." Lith put on his best business smile and offered her his hand. "I've heard you have some badly injured people."

"Those bull-headed fools looked for trouble and found it." She shook it with both hands. "Their injuries are above my limited talents. Please, help them. They are idiots but also good men. They meant no real harm."

"They'll be back on their feet before dinner miss… ?" Lith left the phrase hanging, waiting for the Healer to introduce herself.

"Pylina." Nalrond activated a Scrambler he had borrowed from Jirni. "Healer Pylina of Gabash, but everyone calls her Jinx. You only see her when things get bad and your purse is always several coins lighter when she leaves."

Unlike the Hush spell, the Scrambler hid a conversation by altering the voices of those inside its area of effect instead of insulating them. The Awakened would still hear Nalrond and Pylina talking, but their conversation would be just small talk.

The Scrambler ensured that those eavesdropping wouldn't suspect a thing because after its activation the conversation still made perfect logical sense, it was just boring. Jirni's device was also cloaked, making it invisible to Life Vision.

"How do you know my moniker?" Jinx's grey eyes narrowed as she stared at the stranger.

"You told me this story yourself, Jinx." He replied while taking his hood off and shapeshifting back into his human form. "You had a good laugh about it. Remember?"

"Ashur!" She blurted out in surprise.

"Close." Nalrond nodded. "That was my alias when I visited Gabash. My real name is Nalrond. I'm here for-"

"Thank the gods you're alive!" Much to his surprise, Jinx rushed to hug him and cut him short. "Salmar will be so happy to see you. He thought everyone else was dead. Are there more survivors with you?"

She smiled at the rest of the group with hope whereas Nalrond had a hard time suppressing his disappointment.

"I was about to ask you the same thing." He sighed. "Is Salmar the only one who reached Gabash or are there others?"