Chapter 27 " Are you cold ? " Troy saw Lorrayne shiver and figured she must be chilly . Lorrayne came back to the present and shook her head quickly . " No , not cold at all - just lost in thought . " Troy eyed her curiously . " About what ? You looked terrified . " Lorrayne flashed a sly grin . " Tell me , are you scared of doctors ? " Troy gave a visible shudder , as if dredging up a bad memory , and pressed his lips together firmly . That reaction ... B35 vouchers " You've actually been to a doctor ? " Lorrayne's eyes lit up with curiosity . " What were you sick with ? How did they treat you ? " Here was a living , breathing case study - she couldn't resist probing him to learn how folks in this world handled medical care . She couldn't help wondering which of the infamous " big four " treatments he'd suffered through : bloodletting , induced vomiting , enemas , or outright poisoning . And surviving a doctor's visit ? That was no small feat . But Troy kept quiet , so Lorrayne's look turned teasing . " Don't tell me it was for hemorrhoids ? " Troy turned red with indignation . " No way ! Quit making stuff up ! " " Wait , it really was hemorrhoids ? " Lorrayne exclaimed , wide - eyed . In this day and age , hemorrhoid surgery had the highest success rate of any procedure : a swift slice , followed by a quick sear with a hot iron - job done . " I told you it's not ! " Troy blurted , desperate to head off any crazier guesses . " It was just bloodletting a couple of times . The doctor used leeches to draw it out . " The word " leeches " made Lorrayne grimace . " That's even grosser than hemorrhoid surgery ! What if one of those suckers worms its way inside you ? " Troy paled . A leech had burrowed into him once , and prying it out had been a nightmare - that was why the mere mention of doctors made him squirm . But he wasn't about to admit that to her . " You don't get bloodlet every time you catch a bug , right ? " Lorrayne pondered aloud before pressing on . " How many sessions ? Doesn't it make you lightheaded ? Tpo much blood loss can straight - up kill you take my word for it , steer clear next time ." Troy sighed wearily but felt compelled to set the record straight for his pride's sake . " It wasn't often . No one opts for bloodletting unless they're on their last legs . As a kid , when I got sick , it was mostly just prayers and pleading for holy water ." " Well , I see ... " Lorrayne mused , resting her chin on her hand . Troy shut his eyes briefly , ready to drop the topic . He thought , Why can't she stop asking questions . They strolled along together , the bustling academy street fading behind them as the surroundings quieted down . Troy " What ?" Lorrayne's expression cooled , her playful vibe gone . " Ever heard of the last name Isis ? " It had just hit her - maybe Troy would know something . Isis , he repeated , his gaze flickering subtly . " You met someone with that name ? " 13 12:12 P Chapter 27 E 35 vouchers Lorrayne shut it down immediately . " Nope , just caught a classmate whispering about it like it was some big secret . Got me wondering . " " Oh , " Troy replied after a lengthy pause , his words measured . " Isis is an incredibly noble surname . Bearing it means you're a descendant of the God of Life - since the Goddess of Life goes by Isis herself ." Lorrayne finally pieced together that nagging familiarity . In her previous life , she'd dipped into Kemari mythology , where Isis was the goddess of life and health - and also the guardian of the dead . It was a timeless naming custom : taking your name as my surname to carry on and flaunt the family's legacy . Have you ever run into anyone with the last name Isis ? " Lorrayne probed gently . " Nope , but I've heard of it , " Troy tilted his head toward the southern sky . " The name Isis hails from Wastvale - pretty rare here on the Westvale Continent . Tve only caught wind of one : the former queen to the current king of the Atlandia Kingdom , Becky Isis . Rumor has it she was a princess from some ancient Wastvale nation , married off for politics , but she's been dead for years ." Lorayne felt a strange pang tighten in her chest . " How'd she die ? " Word is she fell into a river and drowned while running off with a lover ." The queen - eloping ? " " Yeah , she didn't take betrayal lightly . Caught the king sleeping with her own maid , lost it completely , and demanded a divorce . But the king shut that down , so she bolted with someone else . " Who was the other guy ? " " Beats me . If that royal mess hadn't blown up and spread like wildfire across the whole continent , I wouldn't know a thing about it . " " Why haven't I heard of it ? " Lorrayne asked doubtfully . The original owner's memories had zilch on this . " It went down fifteen years ago ," Troy replied , shooting her a look . " You weren't even born back then , right ? " Lorrayne caught his vibe and teased , " How ancient are you , old man ? You talk like you've got one foot in the grave ! " Troy's face darkened . " I'm just twenty - three ! " Lorrayne gasped . " Whoa , you're a twenty - three - year - old bachelor already ? " In this day and age , that was pushing it for " young . " Troy gritted his teeth . " I'm not a bachelor ! " " Okay , okay , whatever you say , " Lorrayne backpedaled , noticing his irritation , and pivoted back . " Did they ever find Queen Isis's body ? " " No due Troy's chest heaved - the quick topic shift left him feeling small - minded . He took a few steadying breaths before continuing . " But soon after Queen Isis kicked the bucket , the king made that maid his new queen " Apparently , the maid was drop - dead gorgeous . Some lord almost forced her to be his mistress , and it was Queen Isis who swooped in to save her " But some folks say the queen was too naive and got duped . The maid came from faded Highborns and had been gunning for the king from the start She art up the whole thing lured the lord into grabbing her on a day the queen was nearby , counting on her kind heart to rescue her , get bez into the palace , and open the door to seducing the king " By the end of the tale . Lorrayne wore an expression that screamed " what a mess ." Talk about a trashy drama - twists for days , she thought . What hot even harder was her dawning suspicion that she might be linked to this Queen Isis , Fifteen years back . the dates matched up spotson 23 P Chapter 27 Is the original owner her daughter ? ' she wondered . 55 vouchers If so , the owner's doomed fate started to click in a grim way - Athina was ruthless , the type to kick someone when they were down and make sure they stay there . Speaking of which , today was exactly the date the original owner was supposed to swing from the noose in her predestined timeline . 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