with a small army of assassins at his beck and call, viago was more powerful than the king. but the harder he worked, the more ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ he became of his half siblings.
the knowledge that, if given a chance, he could restore ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก to the crown dogged him.
youโre more worried about them being poisoned. iโm more concerned that they are going to embarrass themselves and house de riva because they forgot to continue to build up their resistance to lesser toxins. we are not the same.
cue the usual dramatic, tired sigh.
โof course you would.โ then, he paused a beat.
โitโs completely foolish, but if you happen to kill one, thenโฆโ
he has made sure that coin flows through salle as effortlessly as blood and wine do โ itโs completely possible, if not probable.
he also sees that thereโs no point in talking her out of this. in that case, she can go ahead.
if there is, itโs no doubt in some wine merchantโs parlour somewhere.
truly, there is no need. emil was a convenient source, but itโs not as though heโs in dire need of that particular strain of venom. other adders should suffice.
once the occupation in treviso has been put down, he must return to salle.
he needs more venom, and he hadnโt thought to bring emil with him to the cantori diamond.
should she find herself in treviso, she should pay a visit to the cantori diamond.
no doubt teia would welcome any friend of rookโs with open arms there.