Book 5: Chapter 15
“Your Highness, did you discover something?”
“No.”
I had a drink of tea and then resumed watching the merchants who blocked the platform with their carriage to sell their fruits.
They came out here not long after the sun had come up to sell their fruits. Their fruits were very commonly seen elsewhere but not here. They somewhat resembled pomegranates. Once you cut through the outer layer, though, you would find that it’s similar to a tangerine. It’s like a fruit that’s divided into two parts.
I noticed that lots of elves who passed by bought some. They bargained, packaged goods, and took money just like any other normal merchant. Even though it was a little strange for them to be wearing raincoats and hoodies, nothing they did was out of the norm.
I ordered a cup of tea and sat upstairs at the pub early in the morning… God knows why a pub sold tea… Luna and I sat here the entire morning watching them sell fruits. Even Luna was starting to get a little bored. I was starting to ponder about life as well. Why was I here watching them run their business?
Am I being prejudiced and jumping the gun? I feel that they aren’t good people because they aren’t dressed like good people… Making a judgement like that is somewhat problematic. I can’t identify anything suspicious about them. And bringing a pile of fruit to kidnap elves? Or is there an issue with the fruit?
Mera would definitely be able to tell if any drugs were used in the fruits, but the only thing I can rely on now is the small book Mera left behind for me. The book itself is pointless because I have no clue what ingredients were utilised.
But I don’t think it’s likely that they spread drugs onto their fruits because the shell is tough and people eat the fruit inside. If they wanted to infuse them with drugs, they would need to use a syringe to inject the drug into it. But the fruit looks a bit like a coconut shell, so they would have to make a hole in it or else there would be no way to infuse the fruit with a drug.