On the way back Symania was exhausted. We had been walking a lot, so it was understandable, but I worried about the curse she obtained earlier. We'd just have to make it back to the village, and the elders would take care of her. But it wasn't so simple.

Once we made it back our deepest fears came true. She had been cursed, but the curse was too powerful to remove with any curse breaking spell known to even the most powerful priest in our village. Scholars would look for a solution in the archives. But after several days they too failed to come up with a solution. Everyday her pain grew, and she grew more tired. She didn't have the energy anymore to do anything.

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It was a surprise then when a travelling merchant heard about our problem, and he suggested we visit a monarchy not too far away, just past the forest of Mattlefor. The monks there had a reputation for curse breaking even the strongest spells, and if I could take her there, surely she'd make a recovery.