The Song of Stone: Blade and Bone Book 5 by D.K. Holmberg

Author:D.K. Holmberg [Holmberg, D.K.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2023-07-17T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

HENRY MEYER

Henry Meyer wanted to find Finn and string him up. Not with any sort of official punishment, but an unofficial one would serve him just as well. He was tired, his bones ached, and he had to constantly suppress his limp with the various compounds Lena made for him—which made him keep feeling like he needed to apologize for going to her. His own pain relievers were effective, but far too sedating. Lena had learned quite a few tricks since the time she’d trained with him.

“Would you stop trying to pay me?” Lena stood behind the counter of her apothecary shop, dressed all in a fashionable blue jacket and pants, with a bit of ink staining one hand. She had mixed various leaves and oils into the compound she now pressed into a jar and slid across the table, ignoring the stack of coins he offered her.” You do realize I owe you far more than I could ever repay?”

“I want to pay for supplies.”

“Oh, Henry,” she said, laughing at him. She had an easy laugh, one that had taken years for her to find, and Meyer was so thankful that she had. “I don’t need you to pay for supplies. Did you ever make me pay for supplies when I was working for you?”

“Indirectly. All of the work you brought in also brought in payment, and I used what we earned to replace the supplies.”

“Well, consider this my contribution. And make sure you take this three times a day. I suspect you’ve only been doing it twice a day.” She arched a brow at him, and there was a bit of motherly affection in her eyes, despite the fact that he was quite a bit her senior.

“I may have been taking it only twice a day,” Meyer said. “With the windle root in it, I didn’t want to overdo—”

“The ostenberry counters that issue. You are a brilliant man, Henry. You taught me almost everything I know.” She smiled, and it took away some of the sting. “But you need to trust me. How would you feel if somebody wasn’t following your instructions when you offered them a healing concoction?”

“The point is well made.”

“I hope so.”

Lena straightened, and she began to clean up her counter, leaving behind the jar she’d made him. It would last for about a week, probably a little less, especially if he took it as she instructed. He knew that was intentional. She could easily have mixed him a much larger bottle, and it wouldn’t have degraded the efficacy to store it for another week or so, but she wanted to see him, he suspected.

“Otherwise, how are you?” she asked.

“I’m as well as I expect to feel,” he said. “It’s taking me a little time to get back into the flow of things. Then again, I’m not sure I ever lost it.”

“Oh, I’m sure you didn’t.”

“It’s just that I didn’t have much time to prepare. Finn tried to walk me around the city to

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