Third Person's POVAdelaide whispered to Lance, their voices too low for others to hear.The maid and bodyguard strained to listen but caught nothing.After a while, Lance nodded, and Adelaide said, "Very well, we'll journey back to the capital together."The maid breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, you're as kind as a goddess," she said."What's your name?" Adelaide asked.The maid bowed. "I'm Dorothy," she replied.Adelaide then turned to the bodyguard. "And you?" she asked."I'm William," he responded in a rough voice. He appeared burly and simple-minded, but appearances could be deceiving.Adelaide asked a few more questions but garnered no useful information. Clearly, she hadn't expected to.Deep into the night, Doctor Digby discreetly activated a hidden spray in his sleeve. The wolfsbane-derived sedative, odorless and colorless, spread through the air.The driver, William, and Dorothy's wolf glands soon relaxed, their breathing deepened, and they slumped unconscious.This spr
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