Luke did not react immediately, it took a few seconds to process what happened but, as soon as he understood what had happened, he immediately ran towards Eyra and Melesy.
-What happened? - question hastily Luke kneeling and taking Eyra's head in his lap
-I have no idea, suddenly she turned white in the face, I asked her if she was okay but she didn't answer, she just leaned against the table, and then she fainted- explains Melesy holding Eyra's hand.
-I'll fetch the master- speak quickly Mary as she ran out of the room.
- This meeting is suspended, everyone go and relax- orders Luke, and the guards leave, but the others stay there.
- My prince, leave it to me, I'll take the princess to her room- speaks Aren stopping Luke who was trying to lift Eyra
-No, don't worry ser Aren, I can do it myself- Luke replies
-My prince, it's not your fault, the princess had been sick for days. Let me help you- explains Aren.
Luke thinks for a moment, then decides to get help because otherwise it would hurt Eyra trying to lift her because of the injured arm.
-Okay, thank you very much- Luke's talking, moving to the side to let Aren lift Eyra.
The two walk to the room that Luke shared with Eyra, and as soon as they get there, they find Mary and the master waiting for them.
-What happened? - asked the master by opening the door to the room.
-She fainted but we don't know why- Luke answers by entering the room and placing himself near the bed.
-Okay, put it on the covers and get out all- order the master then add:
-Not you, Prince Lucerys, you should stay here
-Sure- Luke answers then turns to Mary and Aren and says:
-Try to find a solution against the Hightowers and their allies without acting instinctively-
-Yes, my prince- the two answer and leave the room.
-I made you stay because I have two things to say to you: the first is that we can take the splints off his arm, and the second is about the princess' pregnancy- explains the teacher.
-What is it? Is something wrong with the child? - question hastily Luke
-Well, that depends on the views my prince- reply the master
-In what sense? - Luke asks perplexed and concerned
-In the sense that either they're wrong about how many moons the princess is pregnant, or she's expecting two children- explains the teacher.
-Two children? - question Luke surprised
-Yes, my prince, his stomach is too big to carry one child to six full moons. So unless, as I said, they were wrong to calculate how pregnant the princess is, you will have two children- explains the master by starting to control Eyra.
-My prince, could you go to page 25 and read me the symptoms? - question the master
-Sure- Luke speaks opening the book and, he is shocked by what he sees.
-Belladonna venom? Do you think they poisoned Eyra? - asks Luke
-Unfortunately, yes, read me the symptoms please- asks the master
-Tachycardia, restlessness, nausea, difficulty breathing; should I continue? In a while comes to me tachycardia- speaks Luke whitening in face
- Just as I thought, mild belladonna poisoning. But I wonder who wanted to kill the princess, do you have any idea? - the master asks Luke
-Not that I know, maybe it's just pregnancy symptoms- says Luke
-At first I thought so too, the princess came to me to ask if I could give her some medicine for nausea and tachycardia; she also asked me if it was possible that the pregnancy in her state could cause this. I replied that since she was stressed it could happen, but after this fainting I'm sure she was poisoned- explains the master
Luke was shocked, he didn't know what to say and how it could be possible that someone wanted Eyra dead; sure it could have been his family but he found it far-fetched because they believed they were dead.
-Will she be okay? - question Luke worried taking a hand of the girl in his
-Yes, she and the kids will be fine I have this mix of herbs that are suitable for all kinds of poison, the sooner I administer them the better, then I will check her blood to see if it is really poison from belladonna- explains the master
Luke does not answer, he once observes his beloved Eyra then runs out of the room and heads to the council room.
-They poisoned her- Luke screams as soon as he enters the room and Erwin, who just returned with Daena, asks:
-Who is your grace? -
-Eyra, the teacher said that she was complaining about the group nausea, but they linked this to stress, but this fainting is because of the poison- explains Luke
-How did this happen? - Melesy asks angrily and, as if they had heard the question, two guards enter the room dragging a man.
- Your Grace, Viserion and Okrom found this man who was trying to escape from the island with a suspicious air, and they brought him to us and we found three vials of deadly nightshade venom. He probably poisoned someone- explains the guard
-But he did not want to tell us who- added the other guard
-You brought him right at the right time, from the case that we discovered who poisoned- speaks Aren tearing the man from the arms of the guards
-Who? - the guard asks
-Princess Eyra- reply Melesy
-You can go now- Lucien speaks to the guards, who turn to Luke, and ask his approval
- You can go, thank you for bringing it to us- Luke talks to the guards coming out of the room.
-Who you are and who hired you- Erwin angrily asks, approaching the man ready to beat him when Luke stops him saying:
-No, no one will beat anyone, especially in front of Daena, we would scare her; the violence will not awaken Eyra-
-But your grace- begins Ux
-No, we will not lower ourselves to their levels, we are superior. Then he's a man from the north, we have to wait for Lady Aria to come back and judge him- explains Luke
-But if he does not speak? - question Lucien
-Then we'll see what to do, for the moment let's question him and try not to get to the violence- speaks Luke.
So they begin to question the man but, after an hour and a while, the man does not decide to talk
- Listen I don't want to hurt you, just answer the questions we ask you- speaks Luke addressing the man.
--I will not answer a bastard born of pleasure and lust- replies the man, Luke was ready to answer when a familiar voice interrupted him saying:
-Then you will be considered a traitor and judged as such by Lord Craegan, since you are part of his army, but it will be Lady Aria who will judge you as representatives of the Stark family here in Arcadia-