*Rion*
The poison worked quicker on the Crimson Princess than I’d thought it would. Within seconds of drinking, she got woozy and tumbled to the ground. I thanked the Goddess for the luck she showed me that night in buying the cheaper poison.
As I bent down to get a better look at her, I reminded myself that while, yes, she seemed like a sweet girl just concerned about her little brother, she was a means to an end. She was the daughter of the ones who had taken my little sister Eva away from me.
She was the daughter of the enemy. I watched her lay unconscious, sprawled out on the ground. The moonlight accentuated her freckles and highlighted the waves in her chestnut hair.
I had to focus.
I dragged her through the tunnel of shrubbery into a secluded area as quickly as my strength would allow. Although she was not particularly heavy, I knew her beacon of a red dress scraping against the ground would attract any passerby, nosy or casual.