CHAPTER 19
“So, what happened?” Rory all but pounced on him as he returned.
“It’s just as I expected, he took the skin from the sailor’s forehead and used it to re-create the poison. It’s difficult but possible. It would take a very skilled alchemist. Coincidentally, that’s what the victim at the bath was.”
“Really? Who was he?”
“Dr Corian. He was a good alchemist.”
Rory thought of the jar he had given her.
“No patch on me, of course,” continued Longinus. “No one is — but good enough to do it. He probably got killed as a way to test the poison. An efficient way for his employer to tie up a loose end. Quite elegant, really.”
“So what now?”
“Just as expected, I couldn’t see the body, but with his name, you can pass yourself off as his niece.”
“Won’t they know I’m not related to him?
