292 Set An Example

"Two days back we received Kypho's orders to kill you. But I wasn't sure that I would get the chance so fast. I just worked on my own plans," Nora revealed. "I suggested the tea to you." 

"And Flora had sniffed the poison," Eltanin mumbled, his throat choking with emotions. 

Nora said, "I thought that since you were a fae, you had tolerated a small amount, and so I gave you a stronger potion next time." Nora was feeling extremely weak now. She was panting, gulping for air. "Please Your Highness," she wheezed. "Kill me…" She didn't want to spend the rest of her life in dungeons. 

"What else do you know about the spy?" Tania asked, ignoring her plea.

"He— he has been—" Nora sucked in a sharp breath. "—with the High Priest of Cetus Monastery for a very long time. Kypho is the most trusted man of Menkar." 

"Does he have a hunchback?" Tania wanted to confirm her suspicions.