"Hello, Lucy."
Lucy Addis was pulled over by the covers.
"Lucy. You don't have to be scared, so would you like to come with me?"
"Uh, uh…"
A moan came under the blanket. Facial paralysis causes the lips to twist, making it difficult to pronounce properly.
Kanna, who had a lot of experience treating young patients, calmed Lucy down with a skillful attitude.
"It's okay, Lucy. You're just sick for a while . If you take the right medicine and get treatment, everything will be fine."
"It's blurry…"
Crying sounds from under the blanket.
"Uh, I'm sorry. I'll fix everything.*
"I have met many people with the same disease as Lucy. I've treated them myself, so Lucy will be the one of them."
She spoke in a firm voice to buy the patient's faith. Did the confidence show up? Lucy slowly lowered her blanket. And finally, the grotesquely distorted face was revealed.
Kanna, who had been quietly watching from behind, clenched her fists. So far, the other members of the doctors have either been shocked or moaned upon seeing Lucy's face.
How much does her little sister Get hurt by that reaction?
Kalen glared at Kanna's back with ferocious eyes. If Kanna hurts Lucy, he won't let her go! However,
"Now! Shall we close our eyes and open them? Try blinking. Shall we forget the other side as well?"
Kanna was already examining Lucy, caressing her face casually. Rather than Being surprised, it was an attitude that seems to be a natural phenomenon.
On the contrary, it was Kalen who was stunned by the overly carefree reaction.
'why aren't you surprised?'
' How can you be so calm?'
In front of the distorted faces that everyone said like a devil, how?
Didn't even himself frown upon seeing Lucy's face for the first time? Even her sister and mother raised a finger at that time!
"Lucy, how are you? Can you close your right eye?"
Lucy also I'm awe.
All the people, even the family members, screamed at her face, and whispered that she's possessed by demons.
This sister treats her like it's nothing.
Really, like seeing an illness that soon passes.
A glimmer of hopes bloomed in Lucy's heart. This sister is different from anyone else!
'Let's see what the cause is.'
On the other hand, Kanna was looking at Lucy with some anxiety.
It wasn't because of Lucy's grotesque face. Because facial paralysis patients have already been treated several times, she is familiar with it .
'I have to find out the cause first .'
Although she boasted to Kalen that she could treat it unconditionally, it wasn't like that.
'If a stroke or heart disease is the cause, it may be difficult to treat. Because the medical facilities here are too poor.'
A blood test or an MRI of the brain would easily reveal the cause.
But she shouldn't expect that in this world. We have no choice but to look at the prognosis of each symptom.
"Kalen, is Lucy often sick?"
"She has minor ailments from time to time, but she has never been seriously ill."
"Did she ever have a fever or cough before she got this disease?"
At those words, Kalen's eyes widened.
It actually was.
Not long before this happened, Lucy fell into the pond while boating. After that, she lay down with a cold, and the doctor diagnosed her with catching a cold.
"That's right. She caught a cold once, but she got better quickly."
"I don't think so."
"Yes?"
Kanna looked away from Kalen and this time to Lucy.
"Lucy, haven't you had any earaches or wooing in your ears since then?"
"No, Lucy never said that…"
Kalen's voice faded as he continue to speak. Kanna resolutely raised her hands to stop it.
"I didn't ask you, Kalen."
Kalen's brow narrowed.
If he doesn't know, who knows? He can believe Lucy didn't tell him she was sick.
"..yes, yes. Nothing happens."
…No?
It can't be, so why Lucy nodded.
Lucy's timid nod went past Kalen's back of the head. However, Kanna's expression showed complete understanding.
"As expected."
Fever, cough, and ear pain.
It was a typical early symptom of facial paralysis due to viral infection.
' And it's also the most common cause. This is the case with all the facial paralysis patients I treated.'
A sigh of relief came out. It was very fortunate for Lucy and her as well.
'In this case, I'll be able to treat Lucy.'
***
After a while, I moved to his office with Kalen.
"Can you treat Lucy?"
"As long as she's ready."
"What should I prepare?"
"An encyclopedia of Medical Herbs of the Eastern Continent."
As expected, Kalen immediately frowned.
"An Encyclopedia of Medical Herbs of the Eastern Continent?"
Eastern Continent.
The land was first discovered by the head of the upper rank of Debor.
It was a new continent less than 10 years after the changes of exchanges, and it was an unknown continent where many things were still unknown.
But is it because of that?
Cultural relics of the East Continent come to the people in the western continent as a mysterious attraction and gained great popularity. The tea culture from eastern continent was now enjoyed by all aristocrat
If Joo-hwa's memory is correct, there are many medical herbs from the East Continent in the west continent as well.
Since her mother was an Oriental Doctor, Joo-hwa listened to her story with interest.
'But not much information. In particular, the medicine of the Eastern Continent is hardly known.'
It is said that brewing peony roots from the Eastern Continent and drinking them is good for anemia, but only fragmentary information at this level is known.
It was not as detailed as Korea, such as how to mix medical materials that exhibit opposite effects when used together, and prohibited medicine that should not be used together.
So, it was only used as a medicinal tea that was good for health.
'But it doesn't matter. Because the knowledge is all in my head.'
Is it because of this situation? Kalen looked at her through her eyes, losing his trust instantly.
"Do you think the Eastern Continent Encyclopedia of Medical Herbs will be useful?"
"Huh."
She wanted to make sure that all the necessary medicines were recorded.
Kalen looked suspicious, but nodded, as if he decided to believe that this had happened.
"Alright."
After a while, the attendants came in with an armful of Eastern Continent medical herbs.
'Astragalus, Angelica, red peony, cnidium, doin and safflower.'
In order to manufacture decoctions prescribed for facial paralysis, these medicine materials are required. Kanna frantically turned over the bookshelf.
And Kalen stared at Kanna in silence.
Kanna flips through books with her black hair hanging down like a ghost. As he looked at it, a sudden sense of desolation came over.
'What am I doing?'
His sister who left as if she was kicked out came back home. Even sitting on his sofa and looking at the East Continent Medical Guide, this is ridiculous. However,
'It doesn't sound like bullshit. Found out that Lucy had a fever and cough. Furthermore, she even guessed the symptoms I didn't know about it '
Kalen's face darkened rapidly.
Lucy said that even after the fever subsided, her ears hurt and she heard tinnitus. But why didn't she mention the symptoms?
For some reason, he felt stuffy as if his chest was blocked. He couldn't stand it and opened his mouth.
"Why did you say that?"
"I need to focus because I have to find something right now. Don't talk to me."
"When Lucy confessed that her ears hurt ."
Ignoring Kanna's words, Kalen continued talking.
"Sister seems to understand what Lucy is hiding. Is it because of your mood?"
"No, it's not my mood."
Kanna replied indifferently.
"I thought maybe she didn't tell you everything."
"Why?"
"I think I would do that too."
For a moment, Kalen's words were blocked. Kanna spoke her words calmly.
" I heard you went to the doctor's office? Even so, he must have noticed that she continued to say that she was sick. Maybe she was afraid that she would have a feigned illness."
But Kalen Addis, she will never understand this.
She, who grew up supported by everyone since birth, will not be able to emphasize or understand.
"It can be… I am trying to make Lucy comfortable in this mansion."
Kalen's refutation that came a long time later. Kanna couldn't tell back her snort.
"Are you the only one living in this house?"
"..."
"Lucy is the maid's daughter, right? No matter how good you are, isn't your brother Orsini not going to do that? Neither your sister nor your mother could ever do that."
At least Kalen seems to be doing well, so he must be bringing out the word sick. No matter what, there is someone who listens. But why do Kalen give Lucy a favor?
' That's interesting. It didn't happen to me.'
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