Stop.

Poison seeps through; this time with healing properties.

She's taken so much of it over the years and mixed it with blood.

The fields he has surely forgotten. It is time for repentance.

It was never supposed to be him, not this victim, my lover.

Stop.

Smearing the concoction on the dying man’s lips with her own.

He was mine; you've got no right, not like this!

She doesn't cry, she waits.

They'll come soon, to congratulate.

As the door opens, he inhales weakly, she can hear hearts beating.

After she’s dispatched the skillful ruffians; they have all stopped.

A side drabble to - "The Storm Waits On the Horizon's Edge"

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Toxicity

All parts of these plants are considered toxic to humans, especially the younger parts,causing severe digestive discomfort if ingested, and skin irritation. Larkspur, especially tall larkspur, is a significant cause of cattle poisoning on rangelands in the western United States. Larkspur is more common in high-elevation areas, and many ranchers delay moving cattle onto such ranges until late summer when the toxicity of the plants is reduced. Death is through cardiotoxic and neuromuscular blocking effects, and can occur within a few hours of ingestion. All parts of the plant contain various diterpenoid alkaloids, typified by methyllycaconitine, so are very poisonous.

Uses

The juice of the flowers, particularly D. consolida, mixed with alum, gives a blue ink.

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