Sword of Desire by Jennifer Anne Davis

Author:Jennifer Anne Davis [Davis, Jennifer Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781734494785
Publisher: Reign Publishing

Harley

Harley sat in bed reading the book on plants and leaves. She sighed, wishing she was reading a romance novel instead of this dry drivel. Half-way through, she had yet to find any reference to making something resembling any sort of poison. Maybe this book was only about plants, leaves, and trees and their uses. How droll.

Turning the page, she forced herself to keep reading. She had to stay up until midnight to meet Rikter anyway. He needed to know what she’d seen in Lyle’s room so he could pass the information on. Her eyelids became heavy, and she started to nod off when she read the word numb. She sat upright. Finally, a section that interested her. Fully awake, she read the paragraph again. It talked about a leaf that when soaked in water, could be ground up with a pestle making a gooey substance. When the root of a cattail was mixed with it, the substance became dangerous, causing numbness for a couple of hours if it came into contact with a person’s skin.

That had to be what Ledger put on the horse’s reins. She still remembered touching it and the extreme pain followed by losing all feeling in her hands and arms. She shivered. Below the paragraph, a picture of the leaf in question had been drawn. Scrambling off the bed, she knelt on the floor, peeled the rug back, and pushed on the end of the wooden floorboard. It opened, revealing Ledger’s hidden items. Pulling out the sack, she untied it and examined the leaves. They appeared to be the same as the one drawn in the book.

Her heart pounded. She had the ingredients necessary to make the poison. This could work to her advantage. Putting the items away, she jumped back on the bed and read the book some more, trying to see how long the poison remained effective in that form. Ten hours. Once she made it, she’d only have ten hours to use it. Otherwise, it would be nothing more than a gooey gel. Tomorrow, she would acquire the bowl and utensil necessary to make it. She’d store the items under the floorboard; that way, when she needed them, she’d have them.

She scanned through the rest of the book, not finding anything useful. When it was finally midnight, she blew out her candle and neared the door, listening for sounds. A low male voice could be heard. Tying her robe around her waist, she opened her door and entered the antechamber. Outside in the hallway, she heard Lyle speaking to someone. She only caught a few words, and it sounded as if two men were talking about horses. She rolled her eyes. They could be at it for quite some time.

Harley went back into her bedchamber, considering her options. She could wait for Lyle to finish his conversation and retire for the night. However, it might be another thirty minutes before he fell asleep. Not wanting to wait and risk rousing him, she decided to go to bed.

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