365 Days of Drabbles: Day One Hundred-Five

[jeriendhal]

For avanti_90: "A strange poisoning"

Set in my abortive Dead Presidents universe.

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"Mrs. Patel, could you please explain again how this is a crime?" Detective Blakely asked the middle-aged Indian woman patiently.

"My husband was struck in the back with a dart! That's not assault?"

"Yes, but I don’t follow the other accusation, given he's alive and unharmed."

"Unharmed? He was poisoned by an alchemist's drug!"

"Am I to understand you wanted your husband to remain a weretiger?"

"He wasn't a weretiger, he was a Rakshasa. He had pride! How can he look our children in the eye now, if he's only human?"

Blakely groaned inwardly. Hate crimes were always the worst.

Comments

[rix_scaedu]

Is the detective certain this isn't a 'business matter'? Sounds like a way to remove the opposition...

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Given that Rakshasa traditionally are powerful magicians as well, that's not out of the question. :)

[aldersprig.livejournal.com]

Kitty!

Awesome story. Loving your drabbles.

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)