Lost in her thoughts, Alexis was brought back to the present when a servant handed her a glass of hawthorn juice.

The scent immediately unsettled Alexis. Covering her nose, she hurried to the bathroom. “Claribel, what is this? Why does it make me feel sick?"

Claribel responded with innocent surprise, “It's just hawthorn juice.

I got it freshly squeezed just this morning."

Why was Alexis feeling nauseous?