Three days later, a new group of visitors arrived at the town of Siyak, which had been under lockdown for half a week.
"You're telling me no patients from Siyak left the town, yet neighboring connected settlements still reported similar cases?"
Astrid pulled back the carriage curtain. Two slender, smooth black-stockinged legs emerging, their delicate heels sinking into the snow, leaving tiny punctures.
Hardly stepping out, she heard soldiers guarding the quarantine report troubling news, the logistical supply points along the transport route were deteriorating.
With Lyra's hand extended for support, Astrid steadied herself, straightened her legs, and spoke in a low voice.
"Is it because the incubation period of the plague is too long, allowing invisible patients to enter the towns before detection? Or is the origin of the plague not Siyak at all?"
