No Other Reason

Lady Jaelah waited until they were far enough away from the room and the guards before pulling her daughter to a dark corner in the hallway.

"Did you do it?"

Lula rung her hands, "Yea. I placed the strand on her, it should be working."

"Good. We've done our jobs. That male and female shouldn't hold it against us."

Lula nodded. They were lucky that her father spotted them when he did or they would be counting down the seconds to their death.

"Now that that is done, let's start on our own plan." Lady Jaelah pulled out a bottle from her pocket and uncorked it. Inside was a concoction that she brew up that should make her and Lula sick enough to stay in the palace for at least two weeks.

During that time, they should be able to get her ex-husband to under her thumb again and to allow them to live inside the palace. At least that she what Lady Jaelah hopes will work.

"Here, take a sip. The potion should start working in hour."