Predatory Marriage (Web Novel)

Chapter 293 – After the Battle (1)

Translator: Atlas / Editor: Regan

“Haban, it hurts,” Mura complained, and Haban set aside the bottle of medicine in his hand and immediately came to her to examine the bandage wrapped around her middle again.

“Are you in a lot of pain?” He asked. “Do you want me to give you a massage?”

“Yes…my legs…”

“Of course.”

After her stomach was pierced, Mura had been unconscious for a full day. But as might be expected of a strong Kurkan woman, the next day she began to recover quickly. Haban thoroughly massaged her legs.

He had been saved from losing an arm during the battle, thanks to Genins quick action in blocking an attack. But Genin herself was down as well, having broken a bone. Though many Kurkans were seriously injured, not one of them had died. All of them were recovering with characteristic rapidity.

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Arguably, they could not have asked for a better result. Mura looked out the window, a worried expression on her face.

“The Queen…” She muttered. “Is there no change today?”

Haban paused in his massage.

“Yes,” he replied in a low voice.

Leah was an ordinary human. Despite her frail body, she had acted bravely, but she had paid a high price for it.

It had been a week since the day of the battle, and she was still unconscious. They could only hope that soon she would wake, even as they became increasingly anxious. No doubt she needed time to heal, but they couldnt help but worry.

It was thanks to her that none of them had died. If Leah had not intervened, no one could say how the fight against Cerdina might have ended. Morga had prepared a weapon for Ishakan to use at the critical moment when they disrupted Cerdinas spell, but she had recovered so much faster than any of them had expected. It had made things complicated.

In killing Blain, Leah had weakened Cerdina enough for the longsword to work. But without that second blow against her, it was not certain that they would have won the day. And even if they had, they would have taken many casualties.