“Once I spotted the two men talking so secretively, I became curious and hid myself nearby to eavesdrop on them.” Dorothy’s voice became even softer. “I heard the other person tell Heath to think of a way to arrange for some apothecaries to get into the finals.”
She scoffed and said, “At first, I thought that the two were just making some under-the-table deal for the apothecary competition. To my horror, Heath refused to help the other party and even asked him if he was trying to assassinate the king.”
“Of course, the other party wasn’t going to admit to doing that and insisted that he was just trying to make a mess of the competition. He also said that if Heath didn’t want to help him with his original request, then providing the route into the palace would be good enough.” She paused f
