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"Herbalism 101" (L'Renouille) When Jillia reached her chambers, she locked the door and flipped a small switch hidden as a decoration on the wall. "He's gone mad. He's finally, completely lost it," she said quietly. He'd done it, of course. He'd killed the Unicorn Brigade, she knew that much with certainty now. Who knew what he would do next? It was impossible to predict the actions of a madman. And there were those papers that had been on his desk... Jillia hoped he was having a long distance relationship with someone in Harmonia, but that seemed extremely unlikely. Harmonia was where the Beast Rune was, a rune Ruka had become more than a little bit obsessed with. Jillia opened her bag that she'd brought from Kyaro. Simple things covered the top of the bag; things that any snooping servant would see and pass the entire bag off as boring. A very good thing, too, as the contents further down would cause quite a stir. She got out, carefully, one by one, canisters made of clear glass. Actually they were stronger than normal glass, but Jillia wasn't completely sure what the material was called. Each one held a clump of herbs or roots or nuts or berries. Each was different and close to full. A couple held a powdery substance. Just by appearence, those things would cause a stir. If someone discovered exactly what those plant products did, it would cause more than a stir. Jillia unlocked a cabnet and removed a few more things she needed. Mortar, pestle, measuring spoons, gloves. She took a leaf from one canister and started frinding it into a fine dust. Oh yeah, the King would be so proud of his "perfect child" having a skill like this, Jillia thought sarcasticly. The herb was a halucinogen, the reason why she'd locked the door and turned on the Sound Nullifier - a magic-technology installed centuries ago by a phonologist. The servants had been given the night off, so she wouldn't be disturbed until the effects wore off. When she finished, Jillia made a cup of tea, sprinkled a small amount into the drink, and downed it in one gulp. Eventually the herb began to take effect.
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