"Why would the thorns of a rose be poisonous?" One of the councilmen asked.
Fortunately, they found a healer mage in the village. An old man who worked for the town's infirmary but had retired three years ago. While the healer was checking the girl, the councilmen stayed in the house of the child's family, curious about what kind of poison was in the rose.
Outside the house, Lauren talked to Alec privately.
"I found this near the rose," she showed him the small stone she took into her pocket.
