Chapter 434: Why I can’t stay (2)
"Where did your love of mixing poisons come from?" Siena asked, interested in the backstory. She never heard of anyone enjoying playing around with poisons.
"Well, everyone here looks for some way they can help to protect our home during the war. I wasn’t much of a fighter and didn’t enjoy weapons so I looked for other ways and making poisons seemed like something I could do," Celine answered.
"There was someone who used to make the poisons to put on our weapons so I went to her to ask to be taught. It wasn’t long before I fell in love with all the mixes I could put together. Learning about what plants or animals could seriously hurt someone. When I became Phillip’s wife, I was happy to have something to be of use to him," said Celine, happy just as she was in the past to be able to share her love with others.
"And now the two of you clash often about poisons being made inside or having too many weapons around," Annalise said as she joined her mother in taking a seat at the table.
Annalise could hear the next argument coming because she spotted one of her father’s swords when she was coming down to help with cooking.
"Our lives were filled with war, but I don’t like seeing the weapons all over our home when we are here. The least we could do is try to leave everything that has to do with war outside when we come into our homes. Thankfully, the war is coming to an end," Celine said, excited for the years ahead of them.
Celine started to worry less about Phillip not coming home to her as his father and many of the Woods before him did.
"Is Annalise the first woman to become a leader here?" Giselle asked, curious about what women could do.
"She is not. When there is more than one child, we will have a duel to see who is the strongest among them. They don’t try to kill each other," Celine added to ease the three young women of what could have happened if Annalise had a sibling. "We can simply tell who is the weaker one before it comes to anyone dying. There’s been plenty of women before Annalise and even when the leader is a man, the wives will aid them."