Chapter 1
Chapter 1
The life of a court pharmacist
The year is 1780. I live in a village on the outskirts of the Royal Castle of Clarines. Yours truly has been living alone since the age of 5. My mother died when I was very young. My father then disappeared. Since then I've been trying to organize my life independently. Time flew by and I became interested in medicinal herbs and related medicine. Now I am 20 years old and work as a court pharmacist at the royal palace. At the beginning of the day, the first patients who need their necessary medicine arrive. I work under the supervision of the director, Miss Gazelt. She and Ryu (a mentor of mine) help me with the work. I'm new to the castle, so I'm trying not to attract too much attention.
It is a sunny morning at Clarines Castle. His Highness the second Prince of Clarines is once again walking through the castle's bars. Every time I watch him and admire his charisma. But this time...
"Edith? Miss Edith? You're watching me! cried the prince. I jerked out of my hiding place. "Your Highness, I didn't want to bother you, I did
only .... With big strides he came towards me. You're new here, I heard from Miss Gazelt. "Yes, Your Highness," I said hesitantly. Suddenly his companion Obi and Mitsuhide came around the corner. I took this opportunity and disappeared.,,Mitsuhide, Obi,.... Do you already know Miss Edith?, the prince said to me with his back turned.,,Your Highness, that Miss has already disappeared. Yes, she is the new court apothecary in the palace. I heard she was of great help to the wounded soldiers. Also Kiki has after the accident, her health improved with Edith's help. But she seems to be very shy towards them, my prince Laughing, Obi looked at the prince and said, The young lady seems to have great respect for the master. The prince tried to see me in the next few days. But I knew I couldn't face His Highness since I was only a commoner and didn't want to draw any attention to myself.
I couldn't erase those beautiful blue eyes from my memory. His personality and demeanor are so loving and warm that I felt sorry for avoiding him. But I have to concentrate on the work, I have to forget exactly this encounter, I decide mentally. But since I work on the castle I'll get used to it .As a trained court pharmacist, my greatest wish is to actively support my hometown and to make my late mother happy. Besides that, I would like to get to know new herbs and if I still have time, I would like to search for my missing father.
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