Clone #1 relayed the scene. Wisebel was scheming again.
"You're procuring a Venomous Death Lizard?" his subordinate asked.
"Yes. Its poison should be enough to kill Ride."
The Venomous Death Lizard was aptly named, secreting a lethal mucus so potent that its very existence was banned. Alive or dead, the creature, its poison, and even its remains were forbidden.
"Have Baron Mime handle it," Wisebel instructed.
Meanwhile, Karina was visiting my estate. Her presence was always welcome, though a clone stood in for her at the academy.
"Wisebel is a vile man," Karina remarked over tea.
"He's a petty crook," I said with a shrug. "I could eliminate him, but then his brothers would step in. Wiping them all out would be excessive, even for me."
"Why can't they see your value?" she asked, genuine concern in her tone.
