“I played along, pretending to care, to change, to be what you and she wanted, and then I poisoned her. Every night, every day. Her handmaidens were always giving her stuff to help her body support the growth of that godling. She helped, too. She grew orneliamus in her garden, making it oh-so-easily accessible. All it took was just a small amount, not too traceable. Yet he’s still here, causing me problems. It wasn’t until Samkiel was born that I realized, even then, he was disrupting my plans, healing her from the inside out. But thankfully, after he was born, she could finally die.” Nismera
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