The Aconitum Flower

7

ALORA EMBRY

I wake up early and in the morning I leave my room satisfied because I had a good sleep last night. Then I saw the twins who had just come off from the library.

"Good morning, Sister."

"Morning. We will be having breakfast in the garden."

"Yes, My Lady, we will prepare it now."

"Sister, you'll leave tonight?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Tomorrow Big Brother will be back."

"Oh, then I will just leave after I talk to them."

"Yes! You're the best sister." I pat their heads and we go straight to the father's study to say our Good Morning.

"Father, Mother Good Morning."

"Good morning." they greeted us back.

"We can't join you in eating breakfast, we are still busy." I nod.

"Hmm, we're going to eat in the garden." Father looks at me and he nods his head.

"I see. Enjoy."

"Thank you, Father."

"And after you eat go to your teacher." Mother said to the twins and they obediently nod.

"Yes, mother."

"Very good, come here my beloved sons." they ran and hug our mother. "That's it be good boys and grow stronger. Be a fine Astley like your brothers and sister."

"Yes, Mother." After that, we go straight to the garden and eat there. They have many stories while we were eating and I listen to them and we go next to the glass greenhouse. I help them in putting on the mask.

"There you go." I put on my mask and enter the greenhouse. This is where we grow poisonous flowers, we hired people conducting this research and they have already developed a poison that can kill a person in just a minute.

There is also this flower that by just smelling it will cause an irregular heart rate, the heart will beat so fast and then drops to below normal until the heart stops beating altogether.

"These flowers were beautiful yet deadly." I started at Kieran. "Sister, do you think one day what we are doing right now... "

"That someday what we're doing right now will be able to stop?"

"Yes." I look at him coldly and he trembles.

"Do not ask that ridiculous question again Kieran, I'm warning you."

"I just thought about-" I thought he would already stop but he still keep ongoing. What if someone heard what he was saying and report it to father?

"Do you understand or do you want me to punish you."

"I'm sorry sister."

"I'm asking you, Kieran."

"Yes, Sister I understand. I will not ask those questions again."

"Go back to your room and reflect." he bows his head and I leave them there. I just stayed in my room and didn't eat dinner because I keep on thinking about what Kieran said a while ago.

I was in a deep thought when someone knocked and when the door opened Kieran's head appeared.

"Sister."

"What is it?"

"Brother Kaden and Kio are already here." I look outside it's already morning. So, I didn't sleep at all last night? I massage my temples and just nod at him.