Chapter 42 Permission (b)

"Mother, I don t care if she s trying her methods to cure you. It s clear that it s not of any help with your health," I hissed. "You have to trust me. Give me permission to find you the cure that the Medicine King told you. I ll even start looking for it today."

"Your Aunt Bethilda said her herbal treatments have worked wonders with her. She s been administering it to me from the moment she arrived," she explained. "We just have to give it time to take effect."

"Mother, as of this moment, we don t need more time," I moved closer to her. "You re growing weaker by the day. If her treatments are truly effective, you should ve been cured by now."

"But Robert--"

"Mother, please," I closed my eyes, trying to contain my frustration with her stubbornness. "Let me help you. Let me find the cure."

"Are you sure, dear one?" she asked, cupping my face with her hand. "I wouldn t want for you to get into any trouble because of my illness."