Chapter 49 - A Hand To Hold

With the next passing day, Effie felt that even more strength had returned to her body, although the weight of the black shard on her heart seemed to have grown heavier than ever before. She was fairly certain that this was not a good sign, but she didn't let on about it so as not to worry her Aunt Anise who had already been fretting over her niece far more than usual ever since the incident with the warden. So instead, Effie went about her morning as usual, getting ready to go into town to open the apothecary for the day.