The Poisoner's Enemy (Poisoner of Kingfountain, #1)

by Jeff Wheeler

There is no pain as awful as that of suspense. It was a lesson from one of the masters of the school. He had once said that a victim could die believing they’d been poisoned even if they’d been given nothing but an innocuous powder. The belief that it was fatal could make it so. A person’s mind was a powerful tool that could be used against them.

done. Once you’ve sold your integrity, you cannot buy it back.” She looked down and then over at