Confession

Everyone turned to look at Vyra, who could not look at anyone else in their eyes. "Miss Vyra, is it true that you purchased that medicine from this man?" the old guard asked.

Vyra said nothing.

"How was she acquainted with you?" Ning asked the old man.

"She used to work at a tailor close to my house," the old man said. "In her mom's tailor." He pointed to the female guard next to them.

The female guard quickly nodded. She had indeed said so when Vyra had first entered.

"We have a pretty strong case now. The evidence has all piled up," the head guard said.

"No, I just… I used that powder for my sleep," the woman said.

"When did she stop buying that medicine?" Ning asked the old man.

"About 2 years ago," the old man answered.