Frank chuckled. "Preparing medicine. What else?"

Soon, a retailer arrived and passed Frank the herbs he picked.

Frank quickly turned and left, while Sadie hurried after him. "I think I know you even less now, master."

Frank chuckled. "Would I still be necessary if you understood everything I do?"

Sadie smiled in wry amusement-that must be true, as Frank was virtually a divine being whom even Sally York feared. Would a mere mortal like Sadie really understand his ways? Soon, they returned to the apartment.

However, when the hunchback saw the medicine Frank was holding, she snapped coolly, "Are you kidding me?"

Frank shrugged. "Trying won't kill you, and there's nothing potentially lethal here like arsenic. Don't you agree?"

Seeing that the hunchback remained skeptical, Sadie pressed, "You can trust me even if you don't believe my mentor, right? You know me-don't you think that my complete faith in him is already testament to his character?"

and nodded-Sadie was infamous for being headstrong, and that she would defer entirely to Frank and even become his apprentice was unexpected. The kid must have some potential and had no reason to lie, so she

pot with Sadie's help and cooking it over

enough? It really doesn't look like how they do

admit that you still need specialized cauldrons for the finest herbs.

Families in older times only had clay pots, so what do you think they

we'll just keep it cooking for another half an hour,"

leave, with Sadie hurrying

tea while she sat

worry," Sadie assured her again. "My

hunchback chuckled. "Really? Why does he feel

Frank was her mentor, so she kept defending him. "Please understand that this is simply goodwill. Not everyone would be afforded his unconditional help." The

turned toward Frank. "Don't worry about her,

nodded in silence,

a hideous state, especially someone who was

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