Chapter 45

When she checked her bedroom at the maid’s quarters and saw Baski, she started sobbing with relief.

“It’s Sally! It’s S-Sally! She’s restless! She---” she could barely get the words out.

“It’s okay, Danika, it’s okay.” Baski got up and slipped her feet into her slippers.

As they hurried away, she stuck her head to the bedroom of one maid. “Uyah!” she called.

The girl woke immediately. “Madam Baski.” She rubbed her eyes to clear the sleep.

“Run to the medicine man’s house and get him!”

“Yes, Madam Baski.”

Danika and Baski ran to the underground room. They heard Sally’s screams as they got closer. She still lay on the bed, twisting and struggling. Baski climbed onto the bed and started talking to her. As she talked, she held Sally’s hands and asked Danika to hold her legs to still her before she opened her wounds.

But holding her body captive seemed to only make it worse. Sally’s body was so damaged, she was running a high feve