🏁 To Love A Myth - Book 2: Mr. Higgs and the Lady 🎩🔨🤕🐌 ⏯ 🚩🔮 🐇

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The next few days were a blur to Higgs as he came to develop a fever and was vomiting all the time. Every time he breathed or moved, it was like his body was trying to reject his own stomach. It was disgusting and smelled horrid and kind of pissed Higgs off. It was like every time something major happened, he ended up sick as a dog and had to be taken care of. Eventually he would actually get to follow through with a plan without someone feeling sorry for him in the middle of it. What a pathetic loser... he said to himself on a night he just happened to have some clarity. The next morning he was back at it again with the vomiting though, so no progress there.

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Merida was worried about Higgs. Now more than ever she was suspicious that something was going on. He was vomiting a green substance that was at first mixed with the food and drink he had eaten but after the second day of no food, just water, his vomit was still green in color and seemed to be coming from the depths of his stomach, as if it were trying to purge his whole system. As gross as it was, she had to get some answers and so she made Boston take a vial of it to try and analyze it as best as he could. She knew he wasn't a doctor in those sorts of things, but she thought maybe. She also took a vial for herself, deciding to go to a couple of more homeopathic experts just to get a broader and diverse answer.

After day three of the vomiting, there was a knock on the door. Thinking it was Radek with Edgar, Merida opened the door with a flourish but frowned when she found Elizabeth standing there instead.

"Oh! I'm sorry... Is this a bad time?"

"Aye, it is. Mr. Higgs is under the weather at the moment, so he will not be taking any visitors."

"Oh my... Will he be alright?" she asked, looking past Merida as if he were right there.

"He'll be fine soon. Looks like he's got a bug in the stomach. Nothing some purging can't fix."

"Purging?"

"Aye, he's vomiting right good now for about three days straight. Possibly something he ate... or draink."

"Oh, I see. Would it be alright if I just popped in to show I came?" she asked, stepping forward.

Merida barred the doorway with her body and made a face. "I believe my laird will need a few days of recovery afore he'd be willing to see ya. Dinnae want ye to get the same thing as he. We dinnae if it's contagious."

"Right..."

"But I will definitely let him know that ye stopped by and wished to see him. As soon as he is recovered, I will have him write to ye and resume ye courtship."

"Of course."

"Ye ken my position in keeping everyone safe, ya?" Merida asked, trying to look as sincere as she could.

Elizabeth smiled. "Indeed; as Lord Higgs' most trusted companion and head maid I'm sure you know him much better than I. Yes, please, let him know that I came by to see him. By the by, did you notice the fantastic thing that happened the other day?"

"Aye, ye broke the curse of the Naga. Happy for ye."

"I can't wait to break the other aspects of the curse." She giggled a little. "Who would have known that my ex-fiance going crazy is what finally got us to this point? If things go the way they are now, he should be cured by the next year and then we could possibly be married!"

"How delightful for ye both. An it happens, it will be a most momentous occasion, but be fair warned that not all of the transformations are as the Naga. There are fearsome ones as weel." Merida smiled. "But I'm sure the love that ye have for each other will cross all bounds and ye will do as ye say. This time next year, we will hopefully have a wedding."