” Allaine thought. “Assuming it was his, if he had a medical condition, it may have been medication for it. Or a drug. A touch of Bolivian Courage...before the deed? But non, if it were something he needed, why wait until that moment to take it? Would it not need time to kick in? Why not take it before, then discard the bottle instead of saving it until the last second?”“Poison, maybe? No other substances were found on the broken blade.”“Possible, the old poisoned blade trick is good for the. Sweet and very young-looking, she was about 5′ tall, had long straight black hair (Almost down to her waist), very slender and dainty and gentle. Personally I prefer my women with a bit of meat on them but this girl scored in the looks department. After three maids prior (Two hags and one not-so-bad), I thanked my lucky stars. At this time, I just thought of looking and no touch, since this girl would be my maid, a family friend at that so definitely out of bounds (Or so I thought hehehe)Anyway. He’d asked countless times before, but he enjoyed needling his old friend. “Aren’t you an arch-wizard, after all?”“A colloquialism, I’m afraid,” Werten chuckled, shaking his head. It was a game the two played; a simplistic banter which laid the groundwork for further discussions. It had started when the emperor was little more than a boy, always questioning. Back then, Radu had asked the question over and over to needle him; now, it was more a sign of friendship and respect. “As you well know.. The second line in smaller letters read, 'Where it's ok to be different.' I have no idea if it did any good or not, but people pulled up behind me to read the sign. That was if I went out during the daylight hours on the trike.By the time Sunday came I was glad for the distraction because I was getting bored. I stayed in cabin one showing people all the features and explaining how things worked. "Jeremy's motto is 'the finest in 19th century living'," I told everyone. There seemed to be some.