Brunilda just hummed.
"Then again," Mattheus continued thoughtfully. "It could also just be an accident through the food imports. Or even contamination through the wild birds they usually catch during warmer weather. Best to check the village we traced it back to, though."
"Hm. It could also have been intentional from New Albion. The Marquess of Gimli is a powerful position for a former enemy to have, even if it were generations ago. Illarion Snowe is only kept back by his domestic issues—what's one more?" Brunilda remarked darkly in a matter-of-fact tone.
