Duke's wicked actions
And just as the message to Alastair indicated, the old Duke was now hurrying back to Oryn, away from the place that more or less had the ability to put him into prison for treason. Not only had his plan to harm the royal family failed miserably, but he had also now ended up being poisoned.
Though he did not believe the lowly physician, who he deemed unfit to even touch him let alone treat him, he could not ignore the signs his body was giving. He felt extremely weak, weaker than how he was in the morning, and if not for his willpower and his intense desire to return home, Romulus was sure that he would not have made it out of his bed in the inn.
Romulus had waited an entire night and a day to escape from the place. Sleep came with difficulty to him, especially when he was in a place where he had no control or power. All his men who had accompanied him in this venture had abandoned him, and he did not know what kind of dangers were lurking around.