Cyrus nodded at each item upon the list, satisfied that she had done all she could—all she could do that would make a difference, at any rate. There were a good many who believed in useless folk remedies or, worse, strategies that would only damn the patient to a lifetime of future ailments. Whatever this Miss Potter was, she was not an idiot.

"Very good," he answered, though there was little praise in his tone; rather, it was the expected answer. "Please, lead the way."