Unexpected turn

 The atmosphere seemed to have frozen at Abrielle's allegations. Why would a maid want to poison the queen? The answer was simple, Eleanore apparently was not the most like character in the harem. Someone here paid her to, and in the original novel, it was none other than Lady Karissa who knew that if Eleanor was gone, she would likely be the queen and Lucian's right to the throne would be challenged. 

 Abrielle, despite knowing this, didn't jump to conclusions, remembering the winter hunt incident. Things might not be exactly as how they happened in the original plot.