The Devil's Cursed Witch novel Chapter 59

Ember continued to cry, letting out sobs with her eyes closed tightly.

Leeora and Cornelia looked at each other, not knowing what to draw out of this situation. They wanted to ask Ember, but judging the situation, she was in no condition to talk. They would have to wait for her to calm down.

“I-I wonder what happened.” Cornelia fiddled with her hands. “The King wouldn’t have…he wouldn’t…”

Even Leeora was at a loss as well. “Sire did not forget to open the door before he left to let us know we could enter. He shouldn’t have ill intentions towards this child…”

The question was what Draven did and why. It was totally unexpected behaviour from their king. It would have been easier for them to imagine Draven killing this human than seeing him turn her into such a situation.

However, they could not make heads or tails of what occurred inside this house. Not just her dress, but all the bandages on her body were torn apart, and the poor girl was sobbing as if something terrifying happened.

Leeora caressed her head, not knowing what other words to say to console her. The two women simply let her cry. Once the crying subsided, Leeora used her powers to carry her towards her bed, still wrapped around her bedsheets.

“Ember, will you look at me?”

With a tear-stained face and reddened eyes, Ember looked at the elf and felt like crying once more. She missed Gaia, she missed her small home inside that cave, she missed being in that dead forest and haunted mountain. At least there, she didn’t have to face something like this.

Why did Gaia have to die? Why did the forest burn and why did she end up here? She regretted every bit of it.

Finally seeing her react, Leeora felt relieved and asked, “How do you feel? Do you want anything? Water? Food? Do you want to get dressed?”

Ember remained silent. She didn’t know what to answer. She didn’t even have the energy to answer. She only stared at Leeora with her reddened eyes.

The older woman wiped her tears that were on the verge of falling. “I am sorry, Ember, that you have to go through it…”

Though she didn’t know what exactly happened, she knew that this girl should have been deeply terrified. Remembering how lovely Ember smiled back when she braided her hair, Leeora felt a painful stab in her chest, as if she had let the girl down.

Cornelia approached, bringing a cup of water with her. “Drink. It will make you feel better.”

Leeora took the cup of water and helped Ember have a few sips. By this point, Ember had calmed down, only sniffling every once in a while.

“Should we start by treating her wounds?” Cornelia suggested, feeling awkward with the silence. Seeing Leeora nod, the witch took a clean set of bandages and herbal paste from the shelves.

Leeora thanked her before turning back to Ember. “Let us treat your wounds first. Can we put away this bed sheet? Will that be alright?”

Ember did not react at all, but since she didn’t refuse, Leeora took it as her agreement.

Ember didn’t reply. The two women understood she won’t talk now. _{ƒгeewebnovёl.com}