@SilverDragonsBlood *sigh*Chrysanthemum Lynnette washed her hands in the basin outside of the house. There had, unfortunately, been a miscarriage. After finishing, Chrys stood up, took a swig from her flask, and went to go comfort the mother. It wasn't much, but it was all she could do.
Ten minutes was all the the free time Chrys could spare the woman. Not only did she have a schedule to keep, but she had also used the last of her goldenseal root- she'd need to get more before her next appointment. After saying her goodbyes, Chrys left the house and began to head in the direction of
Blue Orchid. Taza usually gave the Friends discounts- though Chrys wasn't sure how true it'd be in her case. Still, it was worth a shot.
Of course, this is Zantaric. One doesn't simply walk to the store without
something going wrong.
As Chrys walked, she noticed that two men had begun to follow her. Their pace matched hers, and even as she sped up they were always five steps behind her. Exasperated, she ducked into an alleyway, hoping to lose them.
Big mistake.
This alleyway was dead end. Sighing, Chrys turned around to face her pursuers. Her face was expressionless, but her eyes were cold. "I have places I need to be today. What do you want?"
"Hey, hey." one of the men said. "Danny, did you hear that? The lady has places to
be, Danny."
Danny stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Places to be, huh? Well Horace, I suppose we'd better make this quick. I don't want to come off as rude, after all."
Taking a step forward, Danny threw a punch at Chrys's stomach. The midwife was unprepared for the blow and collapsed., dropping her handbag and flask to the ground. "D... damn you..." she muttered, looking up at her assailants with contempt.
"Ha!" laughed Horace. "Lady, do you know where we are? We're
all damned here." The man picked up Chrys's bag. "Now, we'll be taking this and leaving. We don't want to inconvenience you any more today, ain't that right Danny?"
The two men laughed as they left, leaving Chrys alone with nothing but her flask and her sour expression.