*Rion*

The poison worked quicker on the Crimson Princess than I’d thought it would. Within seconds of drinking, she got woozy and tumbled to the ground. I thanked the Goddess for the luck she showed me that night in buying the cheaper poison.

As I bent down to get a better look at her, I reminded myself that while, yes, she seemed like a sweet girl just concerned about her little brother, she was a means to an end. She was the daughter of the ones who had taken my ...