The Returned Luna
“She said it was made of oleander.”
He picked it up, sneering at the vial and handing it to Chasel, “Have it tested to be sure, and take her to the dungeons to await sentencing.”
She wailed in panic, “No! Your Majesty, please! Think of my mistress! Think of her!”
The guards hauled her onto her feet and dragged her out of the room as Adolph turned over her testimony. He’d use this against Gavin in the coming days, but there was something else troubling. Oleander was much easier to get than wolfsbane, and where had Laurel’s actual bol gone?