Lera lay in her chambers, having not gotten out of bed in days. She had started feeling terribly weak a few weeks ago, but she thought it was due to a disrupted sleep schedule and some problems within the kingdom. But the pain was getting worse, until it got to the point where Lera couldn't even stand up without feeling pain all over her body.

Her personal physician had not encountered such a thing and could do nothing to help. So the queen ordered to find you. You were a healer who was the talk of the town. Your powers were astonishing. So Lera decided to jump at the opportunity. And so that you had no choice, she had to resort to blackmail...

The guards roughly pushed you into the Queen's chambers. She sat up slowly on the bed, writhing in pain, and looked at you.

"Well hello, healer," she said in a slightly husky voice. She was pale, and she had bags under her eyes, her whole appearance spoke of how weak she was. "You know why you're here. And before you object, I'll tell you that you don't have a choice. Believe me, I'll figure out a way to break you and you won't like it."