I Became a Barbarian's Bride - Chapter 75
Crack-.
The medicine bottle in the doctor’s hand cracked as a result of his shock. Kagan glanced at it with mild dissatisfaction but nodded.
“As far as I know, yes.”
“I only gave this to her recently, but it’s already almost empty.”
“Is this a problem because she took too much of it?”
“Yes! Absolutely. Look at her. Her complexion is pale, she’s sweating, and her heartbeat is dangerously weak.”
“Then why did you give her something like that?” Kagan frowned, clearly displeased.
The doctor rubbed the back of his neck.
“Her body is so weak that constant coughing could damage her throat and lungs. I prescribed a stronger sedative to help with that. But if taken in excess, it can cause these symptoms. I distinctly told her to take no more than two pills at a time…”
The doctor inwardly despaired, mentally pulling at his hair as he let out a deep breath.
How could she take them like this…?
He had already been at his wit’s end trying to figure out how to handle the new Katun, whose body was far frailer than he had anticipated. He never imagined she would treat her body so recklessly.
‘What was she thinking?!’
To the doctor, she seemed as delicate as someone who could be blown away by the slightest breeze.
Her diet and medication needed the utmost care and attention.
“Kagan, the Tun really needs to be extremely cautious in her daily life. She was born with a very weak constitution.”
The doctor handed Kagan the test results from the blood sample he’d taken earlier that morning.
“For some reason, we found traces of toxins in her blood.”
“Toxins? What kind of toxins?”
“I can’t say for sure yet. But she is definitely poisoned. Some foods become toxic when not prepared properly, and certain ingredients might not affect most people but could poison others… It’s possible that something she consumed regularly in Roshan has accumulated over time.”
The doctor looked down at her pale face as she lay there, breathing shallowly.
She was sweating and appeared to be in pain.
“She’s also suffering from severe malnutrition and anemia. Unless you want the first Katun blessed by Adin to die of malnutrition, I suggest you take better care of her.”
“…It’s not like I can force her to eat if she refuses,” Kagan said, frowning in frustration.
“Wasn’t this a political marriage brought about by war, taking her as a hostage? She’s in a foreign land; of course, the food doesn’t suit her tastes, and she must be homesick. How could she possibly have an appetite? You need to coax her gently to eat. Her body is already weak, and since she’s not eating properly, she’s becoming more and more frail by the day.”
The physician, scolding him while pointing out that she seemed twice as worse than when he had first seen her, filled a syringe with medicine and injected it into her body.
“You understand, don’t you? You need to help her stay calm and peaceful.”
“I get it, so stop nagging. I’m not in the mood to let you talk down to me,” Kagan growled in a low voice, running a hand through his hair.
The physician, feeling the fierce killing intent in the air, glanced at him nervously, stiffening his posture.
While the Kagans varied in temperament, this Kagan Xieman was known to be quite open and bold.
He usually laughed off his subordinates’ harsh words and treated even overstepped comments as jokes.
But if someone crossed the line after a warning, he would transform into a true beast, showing no mercy.
He could crush skulls and snap bones with a single squeeze.
Everyone knew that his seemingly laid-back demeanor was ultimately a product of his extraordinary strength.
As their king, often hailed as the strongest in history,
“And…”
“Do you have more to say?”
“Yes. I had Orlan examine the Katun’s blood and hair, and…”
At the mention of Orlan’s name, Kagan’s eyes narrowed.
The doctor’s wife was also a woman with a unique ability. She possessed a strange power that allowed her to “analyze” whatever she held in her hands.
She could even analyze people, breaking them down into figures and data, which led to various types of research in Xieman.
However, it wasn’t an incredibly precise ability, so her analyses could only offer rough conclusions, like indicating there might be a problem.
The doctor would then take what she provided and use his own knowledge to further analyze it.
