The ride to Nokalu was mostly quiet, with Rami intermittently repeating the words she was supposed to say at Nokalu and the follow-up responses she was supposed to give when asked. By the time they got there, she had the words down to perfection. The herbalist had asked them to drop her at the back gate, which was behind the main entrance leading into Nokalu. Outside the gate were rows of shrubs and large wooden figurines of people and animals. …
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