The Council of the Cursed
“‘It seems the physician agrees with me,’ Eadulf ventured after a while. ‘It does come down to a matter of choice.’ ‘I am not prepared to make that judgement at the moment, Eadulf,’ Fidelma said stubbornly. ‘I do not feel that we have enough information.’ ‘We have all the information that we are likely to get,’ Eadulf pointed out. ‘There are no other witnesses.’ ‘Then we need to give this more thought.’ ‘If only the cup and amphora had not been destroyed. A good apothecary might have been able t...o identify any poison and so confirm Ordgar’s story.’ ‘The destruction of the cup is regrettable,’ replied Fidelma. ‘The amphora does not matter.’ ‘How so?’ ‘Because the poison would have been mixed in the cup, not in the amphora, which was empty after the wine was poured. It is logical that it was too late that night to throw the amphora away. It was not the next day but it would have told us nothing so we need not concern ourselves with it. However, the cup…that’s a pity.’ They had not reached the door of the building when Brother Chilperic came out and walked towards them.MoreLess
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