Chapter 11: This Was a True Master

At Henry Mabbett's prompting, everyone turned to Daxton Mabbett. "He's a cripple. What kind of birthday gift could he possibly have prepared?" Renee Mabbett sneered. "Renee Mabbett, don't you dare judge people like that!" Aliyah Mabbett snapped, her face tightening. Daxton Mabbett did not spare Renee a glance. He took out a sheet of white paper covered in neat, dense script. A servant accepted it and carried it up to the main table. "Prepare the medicine according to the prescription and simmer...