"Young Zephyra had been working on this special brew for a few months. She said it is good for healing a broken body." Old madam Kai continued to sit and watch the groaning two. Their bones made a skin-crawling sound and their entire person released a strange stench that assaulted her nose to the point her eyes burned. "It seems that someone did not want to let your family go. From the amount of-" the old madam cut herself off, struggling not to gag but continued soon after she recovered. Some of the servants could not, and a few ran out to empty their stomachs. "- someone did not want to let your family go. I have heard the Dai family has become prosperous. The eldest son runs the company while the father has settled down and relaxed reviewing a few things every now and again. It is just, it seems that you have offended many people. Now the price asked for was the life of your entire family." Just as those words were finished, old madam Kai still seated watched as something crawled from the ear of the father. The two bony limbs first peaked out followed by four others and then a long thin body, after were four more bony limbs until it was fully out collapsing a while later beside the head of the Dai family head in a sticky bloody mess.
Old madam Kai was surprised. The thing that exited the ear of the Dai master was found in the tropical mountains in the far south. Why would it be found in his ear and in this kingdom no less?
This type of creature also is a type of spider parasite.
They would place an egg in the ear of their victims where it would be nurtured for a total of two years before hatching and then clinging to the host where it would slowly swallow the fluids located near the brain. It would be subtle about it for the first three years but for the last six months, it will become greedy since it was close to maturity fattening up and rapidly growing. During that time headaches, anger, crying and slow numbness would be felt.
Soon it will burrow its way out, killing its host in the process.
This person was vicious. Luckily the tea had been drunk and this creature can later safely be extracted. "Pick it up and place it in a glass jar." Old madam Kai commanded a servant nearby.
The boy, on the other hand, seemed to be poisoned.
The stench came from him and the cracking of the bones as well. The old madam Kai frowned. She commanded another servant once again, a while later, "Prepare the other tea." A few hours later, both were carried away to be cleaned. Old madam Kai was upset by this. It seems the daughter is quite a vicious girl but she should be taught well by her parents and siblings.
"Such a vicious way to give greetings,"
The old Quai servant looked down at the two with slight pity, her eyes flashing. As a mother herself she felt pity for these two. As a servant, she could not understand why a master would be treated so viciously.
On the other hand, she shook her head and thought of those she herself had to dispose of who had betrayed the old madam and young master. It is simply the nature of people and this world. The old Quai servant asked the old madam Kai in a cold tone,
"Old madam, should we return the favour to the main branch?" even though the old madam Kai is a married woman of the Kai family only and the main branch of her family saw her as nothing more than an eyesore, she still believes that what they have allowed to happen is a bit too much no?
The old madam Kai felt the fury of her dowry servant who had been raised as an old servant above all at present. She of course could not forgive her maternal family for what they had done. She expected it from her paternal side but not the maternal one. She had thought back then that they trying to get rid of her so her sister can replace her was insulting enough but now... Using a daughter to kill off the father?
Despicable!
"No, leave them, let us see how the Dai family solves it."
After saying these words the old madam Kai sat back, pondering about a few things. She wondered; if the youngest and father are like this, what of the eldest, his family and the mother. Shaking her head slightly she felt that it is such a pity but remembered what happened to the Kai family and her beautiful daughter.
One day, she simply disappeared.
All because they would not let go! Now though, with the only descendant of the first branch remaining she would do anything, sacrifice anything! For him to survive.
"Prepare a few grams of the tea to be passed to the father. I am sure he will want to help his wife, eldest son and his family."
Old madam Kai's eyes flashed.
That is why this family must survive; to serve as a stepping stone for Zephyra to continually empower her grandson or die.
"This servant obeys."