3 Searching For A Way (1/2)
”The archduchess does not deserve to die!” shouted Maria, who was once again having another discussion with Light Maria and Dark Maria.
”Such a nice woman, definitely does not deserve to die,” agreed Light Maria.
”Saying that she's a nice woman is not going to help us. I mean, how did she die in the novel?” questioned Dark Maria, who was floating in the air, eating a hamburger for some reason.
”Hmm, if I recall correctly, both the archduke and archduchess publically died in a tragic fire that broke out at their manor, but we later found out that the archduchess died from poison first, before the fire started,” said Maria
”If the manor was going to be set on fire in the first place, why was the archduchess poisoned?” questioned Dark Maria.
”It was stated that the archduchess had some type of secret and that she was very strong. So I guess fire wouldn't be able to kill her, but poison would,” suggested Maria, wearing her Sherlock Holmes costume as she paced in front of the two.
”The jealous heart of a woman can be quite scary,” commented Light Maria, which the other two agreed with.
”So we somehow have to save the archduchess and her family, but... just how much time do we have before she meets her tragic end?” asked Dark Maria who for some reason was sunbathing now, sipping on a tropical drink.
”In the book, they died on the fourteenth of August, two nights before the Diamond Academy Welcome Back Banquet,” Maria remembered in the book that every year, Diamond Academy hosted its Welcome Back Banquet to welcome its returning and new students.
”So, we have two weeks before we can save the archduchess. That's not a lot of time.” Light Maria said the exact words Maria was thinking.
”There's also the problem of what poison killed the archduchess. If she was killed with a certain type of poison, then only a certain type of antidote can cure her,” spoke up Dark Maria, adding more to the discussion of things they needed to think about, if they were going to stop that tragedy from happening.
”If I remember correctly, in the book, Richard's investigation on the death of his parents revealed that his mother was killed by Winter Poison. The type of poison that's made by mixing a bunch of ice-class toxin ingredients. Once it enters the body, it will freeze all of the victim's internal organs. The antidote to Winter Poison is SummerEve, which is made by brewing a petal of a Summer Flower and Lemon Grass. Lemon Grass should be easy to find, but I don't know about Summer Flower. I'll have to look up that later.” Just as Maria said that, Shirone knocked on the door.
”Ojou-sama, everyone is waiting for you downstairs for dinner.”
Once Maria was escorted out of her room, she was brought into the large and luxurious European-style dining room. Every inch of the room seemed to sparkle to Maria, a girl whose soul came from an ordinary family. After taking her seat, Maria recognized both her brother and mother, but she did not recognize the handsome man sitting at the head of the table. Though after a quick glance, Maria knew that this man was none other than her father. The man seemed like the stern and strict type, who expected nothing but the highest of expectations from his children.
Seeing this, Maria couldn't help but gulp; she wasn't good with these types of people. Though she completely missed when the man looked towards her way, sympathy flashing through those dark brown eyes of his. ”Maria, I'm happy to see you're feeling okay.” Maria couldn't help but jump at such a deep and authoritative voice, almost dropping her silverware, yet she still managed to nod her head, too afraid to speak.