The Apothecary Diaries 08The Apothecary Diaries, Vol 8 The truth of Maomao's identity revealed? After losing to Maomao at elephant chess and passing out from the "poison" he drank as his punishment, La Kan dreams of a long lost past and his affair with a certain courtesan, as well as the events leading up to meeting his daughter for the very first time. Upon waking, he finds himself at Verdigris, where he is pressed to buy the freedom of a courtesan of his choosing and take