He exchanged a glance with General Wei, then moved around the table toward her. "We're trying to determine the source of the poison. I wanted to consult with you, as you've treated all the victims."
"I couldn't save him." The words burst out before she could stop them. "The eunuch. I tried everything. Everything I know. But he died anyway."
Soyeon couldn't help herself. Despite being a medical student and being aware of the fact that she would occasionally lose patients, she wasn't used to it.
She became a medical student to help people, to heal people, so whenever she couldn't do anything to reverse a bad case, she always took it badly.
"Su Yan—"
"Nine people lived, but one died, and that's the one that matters, isn't it? That is the one I'll remember. You should have seen him, his face. The poor man." Her hands were shaking again.
