Since arriving here, Summer Sutton knew cultivating these medicines was extremely difficult.
Old Master Ink was right; the Ink Family spent decades researching their results. Why should they give it to an outsider just because she asked?
Taking their decades of research and exchanging it for the two years of her time—the old master's request, honestly, wasn't unreasonable.
Actually, staying here wasn't so bad.
Simply taking an herb back might take years to research how to produce the medicine.
However, staying here for a few years was different. Two years was enough for her to fully grasp the treatment plan.
Manuel Ink seemed shocked by her words, staring at her, unable to process them.
Summer Sutton carried the herbs upstairs, returned to the time Manuel had set aside for her, found a towel, spread the herbs out, and planned to dry them on the balcony.
