  &quot;Good sir, you can see my state. An immortal, weak and fragile, unable to leave her bed. How can I go to another city with my condition?&quot; she questioned, a hint of humor and sarcasm in her voice.
  &quot;Amelia, this matter isn t to be taken lightly,&quot; he scolded. &quot;Your situation is already a matter of life and death. If you agree to this treatment, I can go and get the materials needed so we can begin.&quot;
  &quot;I m already too ill for myself to handle. As much as I can, I add a little bit of humor in everything that I do to lighten up the mood around me,&quot; Mother explained.
  &quot;With your condition, humor isn t needed. Humor isn t a priority,&quot; the Medicine King continued to scold her. &quot;You need to take this seriously and accept treatment. James already agreed to this treatment. Don t you want to get better for your family?&quot;
  &quot;Good si

  &quot;Mother, I think you should reconsider what he told you. He just wants you to get better,&quot; I answered.
  She looked at me in surprise, baffled as well. She remarked, &quot;Did you eavesdrop again?&quot;
  I smiled and replied, &quot;I was about to knock on your door when I heard the two of you talking. And allow me to say this, Mother: you re acting like a child. Not accepting help from other people and being stubborn.&quot;
  She giggled gently, careful not to hurt herself. &quot;Robert, I m not being stubborn, I m being realistic. And since you already have an idea of what we talked about, I have my reasons for rejecting his suggested treatment.&quot;
  &quot;He said that you believe your time has come,&quot; I raised a brow at her. &quot;I don t know how you can think in such a way. Aren t you worried about leaving Elizabeth and me?&quot;
  &quot;Robert, we all must accept

  &quot;Your presence is anything but intimidating. It s disturbing, annoying would be the proper term,&quot; I replied, not being affected by her taunts. &quot;Nobody in this room is intimidated by you.&quot;
  &quot;Oh, please, Robert, stop with the act,&quot; Mallory scoffed. &quot;We both know that once Laura leaves you alone, you can easily hurt anybody.&quot;
  &quot;Mallory,&quot; a soft voice came from the kitchen entrance. We turned our heads to see Nana Olsa, trying to stand firmly as her crooked staff assisted her weight. &quot;I believe that exchange of words is enough for today,&quot; she began to approach us.
  &quot;Nana, this doesn t concern you. It s better that you return inside. You don t even know what we re talking about,&quot; Mallory snarled at Nana.
  &quot;Can t you show Nana some respect?&quot; I scolded Mallory. &quot;Don t vent all of your frustrations on her.

&quot;Good sir, you can see my state. An immortal, weak and fragile, unable to leave her bed. How can I go to another city with my condition?&quot; she questioned, a hint of humor and sarcasm in her voice.
  &quot;Amelia, this matter isn t to be taken lightly,&quot; he scolded. &quot;Your situation is already a matter of life and death. If you agree to this treatment, I can go and get the materials needed so we can begin.&quot;
  &quot;I m already too ill for myself to handle. As much as I can, I add a little bit of humor in everything that I do to lighten up the mood around me,&quot; Mother explained.
  &quot;With your condition, humor isn t needed. Humor isn t a priority,&quot; the Medicine King continued to scold her. &quot;You need to take this seriously and accept treatment. James already agreed to this treatment. Don t you want to get better for your family?&quot;
  &quot;Good sir, I think we ve discussed enough for today. I would like to take my rest now,&quot; Mother said a

Chapter 35 Overwhelmed (c)