It was just a false alarm. The juice taste different because the kitchen hired a new chef, and he tweaked with the recipe a little bit. There was never any poison involved let alone a poison attempt on his life. The teachers all think that Leon must be a bit paranoid as he is a royal, but he knew better. He decides to visit Melissa since she is a good listener. Rufus is out on a date right now and Nate and Theseus are also missing. The moment he knocked on her door, he heard a clanking of glass before the door opened.
"I'm bored. Let's play." he whined.
"No," she replied and tried to close the door again, but he stopped her from doing so just to look inside her room.
"What are you doing?" he says in a playful tone, and she opened the door to show him. It is a mini lab in her bedroom.
"I took some of that juice you had and decide to test it with the juice we usually drink. There is nothing particularly wrong with it. In fact, it is quite beneficial. It helps regulate the acidity in your body."
"So, it's healthy?"
She nodded in response.
"Vivi said that she purified the juice. I feel nothing from it. But if there's nothing wrong with it then that's fine. With her around, poison would not hurt me so don't worry." He then notices a fur cloak and touched it, "Who gave this to you?"
She looked over and shrugged, "No clue but I thought it was from you."
He scrunched his face, "I didn't send this."
"I figured," she mused, "This isn't your style."
"Well, you got yourself an admirer. Are you gonna chase him?"
"No," she answered bluntly. "I am your fiancee. It will look bad on my reputation if I start dating someone other than you. I have an image to maintain."
He then scoffed, "Please, all of us are dating someone already even if we're engaged, I went on a date with a girl from another school and broke up with her and guess what, Rufus dated her instead." He put his hand to his chest proudly, "He broke up with her not even a week later. He's a Casanova."
"Those women can barely stand you. Five minutes alone in a room with you is enough to drive anyone crazy. At least, you did it on purpose. Rufus at least knows how to talk to and impress people without thinking." she refuted, "It is in his roots to be a womanizer. Rufus is allowed to have mistresses. He's a Valerian."
Leon froze in realization, "Ah, I guess you are right."
"Whatever you two do is not up to me. It won't upset me. You follow whatever you want as long as you don't catch anything and give it to me. If you learn anything from health class this year, then you know that you follow it."
He laughed for a brief minute, "Yes, ma'am."
*
"So that's it." Amy said over the scrying ball.
"Just how exactly were you able to figure out the Ripper? We thought we could learn from your book and figure out the process." Theseus said.
"This isn't the Ripper. This is a human being. There are patterns and it is clear that the person has thought things through. If that person knows enough about you then that person might try to hinder you. The Ripper isn't thinking about hiding his tracks. But this person would. The moment you get suspicious, he will change tactics."
"You don't seem worried about this whole ordeal."
"Oh, I am. I have faith in you guys completing it. You don't need me around. Besides, I got my own problems to worry about right now. Besides, if anything happens, the crown can keep you all safe."
"Do you know who the assassin is?" Nathaniel asked.
"I can't say it but keep your eyes peeled. Think of that person knowing everything about you. But you must wait until you are absolute sure."
Amy hung up the call and looked around. The scientists are collecting data, and she is on boat watch. This island is deserted so there would be nothing interesting happening here.
*
Later at night, the room where the scrying ball was broken into and the item in question was stolen. No one knows who stole it.
*
Viola is silently angry. Whoever took the ball must know that Amy's presence here would be a threat. The possible assassination attempt must be one after all. Leon noticed that the shower water is weird and there seems to be nothing out of sorts, but he began using Rufus's bathroom to bathe. Security has increased in the dorms again similar to the Ripper.
Amy has discovered the Ripper but the knowledge of that meant that someone in the Conspiracy club or at least outside of it knew and let the information out. She will find the culprit and when she gets what she wants, hopefully Leon will do her justice.
She looked at those at the table. Right now, these are the only people she can trust. Leon, Rufus, Nathaniel, Theseus, Sabina and Melissa are the only members of the club. She will still be close to her friends and classmates like nothing is happening. Amy seems to know what is going on though she remained silent for some reason.
"Alright, let's try to figure out who tried to kill me."
"Amaryllis said that we should start with those around us, but we should wait until then"
*
"The ball is stolen?" She said while checking on the scrying ball. It is nothing but black and there is no sound. If the ball isn't working, then there would be some static. Why was it kept intact and not broken? That thing is kinda useless without the second one.
"The culprit seems to know about you, especially your involvement in the discovery of the Ripper." Alabaster remarked.
She sighed, "I guess I'll have to settle for writing letters then. Luckily, I brought my stationary with me." She said and looked forward, seeing land, "I got more important things to worry about now."