Chapter 75

From that day on, Maxi frequented the kitchen to heal the servants. She also occasionally tended to the knights.

After ensconcing herself in the kitchen and healing five to six people a day, Maxi's skills gradually improved to the point where she was able to heal severe injuries. Her speech impediment, on the other hand, showed no signs of improvement.

Her daily routine consisted of shutting herself away in her chambers to practice articulating, or attempting to converse with passersby whenever she was stationed before the kitchen brazier. Despite all her efforts, her tongue only seemed to be growing heavier.

Maxi tried her best not to feel discouraged. She practiced relentlessly, reading phonetic symbols or reciting lyrical poetry. Loath to let Riftan or the servants see her in such a pathetic light, she was secretive about her practice sessions. But practicing alone made progress much more difficult.