Half an hour later, Andrew arrived at a very special place: Chetvine's Sovereign's Apothecary. This was the most prestigious, largest, and most elite pharmaceutical institution in all of Holtrien.

On paper, its shareholders looked complicated, with ties to the three royal families of Chetvine, several major clans, and even top brass from the military pulling strings from behind the curtain.

However, Andrew knew far more than most people did. The true power behind Sovereign's Apothecary was c