"Eleanor, are you sure about this path? Will we get to the castle through this waste channel?" Caleum blindly followed her, suffocating by the horrible smell.
"Just trust me… This is the easiest way to get to the underground prison…" His wife was confident. The initial plan was to wait for Ashford's knights but that would take too long. Every day wasted only meant more victims.
"How did you even find out about this?" The doctor was amazed.
"I traded this secret with the maid from the mansion… I ground the bread you burned last week, mixed it with the herbs paste and told them it's the ash facial mask good for cleansing their pores… It was sold in as soon as I made the batch."
Besides being a great alchemist, she was also a skilful businesswoman. Her sense of which would make the most money was extraordinary.
Fortunately, the drain wasn't that long and soon, their feet met the dry underground tunnel.