The sun had begun its descent, casting long shadows across the capital as the news of the poisonings continued to grip the city. People were unwilling to leave their houses, afraid that something would happen to them.
Nobody knew what exactly was going on, but the tension in the capital was palpable and people knew that something was going to happen soon.
The medical facility inside the royal palace was abuzz with activity as Abalos, the royal doctor, worked tirelessly alongside the court doctors to decipher the nature of the multiple poisons at play.
They all had a lot of work to do, and even with all their knowledge and power, finding an antidote to the poison would not be easy at all, they could only hope that it would not spread further.
