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Chapter 9 - The Noble Party

"Did I keep you... waiting?" Arthur asked breaking the silence

"Answer the man" Augustine added from behind them "the king has just asked a question"

"No not at all" one of the nobles added to which many nodded their head seemingly in agreement

Arthur stood up to which some of the Nobel's stepped back out of fear, he proceeded to pick up another apple and begin eating it

"These apples are really good" Arthur said "how're they grown?"

"My liege now is not the time for that" Augustine said

"Huh"

Arthur proceeded to spit out the apple

"NO ONE EAT THE FOOD! ITS POISONED" Arthur shouted out

"No-one is to leave this place the poisoner is still here" Arthur said kicking straight into gear "Augustine call in some knights and lock-down this place, I need you as an adviser as soon as you're done"

"Yes sir" Augustine responded immediately 

"All-right, would the perpetrator like to come forward?" Arthur asked

there was no response from the crowd

"Luckily theirs only 20 of you here" Arthur added "Augustine! Get one of the doctors here too, to check them for poison!"

Some time passed roughly 20 minutes by the time that everything had been set up, all entrances and exits were guarded and a doctor had arrived to inspect everyone and Arthur knew something very interesting that no-one else did and that was how the perpetrator had done this.

However that was all the info the system had given him it hadn't even given him a hint to whom the ability user must be.

The doctor had inspected everyone and only one person had been poisoned something the doctor knew due to slight decolouration of his body.

"Hello there, Please I doubt you were the target of this but either way do you know anyone who could want to target you?" Arthur questioned

The noble, who looked to be quite young and inexperience responded "me personally? not really however my father had many enemies and since he's gone now I wouldn't be surprised if people are targeting me"

"What's your name?" Arthur Asked

"Roman Patrise" he responded before coughing up blood...

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