Confronting the Engineer. Excerpt from The Poisoned Ground and the Healer Consort: A Play in Three Acts

The Poisoned Ground is the second of the two prequel novellas from the Peers of Beinan series to be adapted for the stage. Adapted for the stage in 2017, “The Poisoned Ground and the Healer Consort” is an extended version of the tale and for a slightly more adult (Young Adult, New Adult) audience.

In this scene, Lady Healer Cara confronts the head engineer in charge of a dangerous mine poisoning the people in nearby Nan-li City.

Act III, Scene IV

BE 5546, beinor 42.  Shir-...