"The Lord?" Rose asked.
"Yes," Edna answered, her eyes squinting slightly as she wondered if Rose didn't know who she was referring to. "The physician," she added for clarity.
"I see," Rose mumbled in response, her mind adrift, stirred by restless thoughts.
Rose didn't buy that the physician didn't know what the herbs were, and even if he didn't, there was no way this was used for illnesses too. It meant he had lied to Edna. He would at least know that the herb wasn't for treating common illnesses. Rose didn't like what that signified, and for a moment, she didn't know what to do about it.
When she thought the crown prince was looking at the tray of food, wasn't that what his attention had been on? The table was right in front of the shelf that held the jar. Did he notice it in the corner?
