Location:Obsidian Academy — Medical Quarter / Perimeter / Dragon Estate
Date/Time:Early Infernorest, 9941 AZI
Realm:Lower Realm — Doha
Green's herb lecture smelled of dried moonpetal and fresh disappointment.
"Moonpetal," she said, holding up the pale silver flower with two fingers, the way you held something beautiful that could kill you if you handled it wrong. "Verdant-aspected. Anti-inflammatory when prepared correctly. Fatal when prepared by someone who skipped the drying stage because they were in a hurry."
Twelve students sat on cushions in the medical quarter's training room. Eight of them were taking notes. Three were trying to look like they were taking notes. One — a large Flamewrought boy in the back row whose name was Doshan and whose confidence exceeded his competence by a significant margin — was examining his fingernails.
