It didn't take long before the guard came back with the box in his hands, which he handed to Eldric.
Fiona couldn't take her gaze off it as she watched her father snap it open to reveal numerous bottles, including some she recognized and even possessed, and others she had never seen before.
Picking out a red one, he handed it over to her before snapping the box shut and handing it back to the guard, who immediately departed.
"That's it!" Fiona said, stamping down the urge to ask if this was truly the antidote, aware that it would only anger her father further and sour their already fragile relationship.
"Thank you, Father!" she immediately said, thanking him vigorously the second she received the red potion in a vial.
"I'll drop you off," Eldric said in a light tone. Fiona's body stiffened again when she heard him speak, only to hear him chuckle in response.
