Chapter 63: Purple Oceans

• We woke up the next morning at the brink of dawn.
• I could no longer await to see what the salve had done to the wound. When I rubbed it on last night, it applied very thinly despite the thick look of the ointment. Clement did not leave instructions on how often to apply, but I assumed once would be enough. I had a servant go down to the library and await Clement’s arrival so that I could confirm instructions, but the servant did not return until hours later in the early afternoon.
• Aldrich and I were still in bed when the servant announced that Clement never came back to the library.