Vaughn and Zenia went to bed early. Zenia wanted to visit Mr. Wheaton Smith, the weapons master, to check on the progress of her poisoned needle launcher. In her estimate, it should be ready. She would like to commission the weapons master to mass-produce a type of weapon within three days. She calculated that the Left Minister would make his move in a week. Two days were enough for select soldiers to learn how to use the new weapon.
She already told Vaughn that they would return to the Royal Apothecary to retrieve the poison that she would use for the needles. The last time she visited, she told Doctor Hugo about enhancing the poison that Lewis had developed. She wanted something that would paralyze the victim when shot. She did not want to kill the victims before she could extract some information. She would only eliminate them if they proved to be worthless.
