Blackfeather Woods darkest days

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The subject of love and lust easily flowed to the subject of poisons. Had Cicero known his brother wondered why he was not normal, like Cicero, he might have laughed about that. It was very evident to Cicero that he was not exactly normal. He did not know, however, that the subject had actually brought his brother to so many thoughts. Cicero did not yet know what it was that went on in Damien's head, although he intended to find out more about that.

'Strongest' was a relative term that gave Cicero the insight just how little his brother actually knew about poison. It all depended on the punishment you wanted to give the other. "There are different poisons that do different things. No poison is stronger than another here, just different." Cicero thought it typical that Damien would ask for the strongest of poisons, being a fighter who put a lot of weight into brawn. "There is death, or vomit, or itching, or other things," Cicero began to explain, stopped, and then continued: "But a good vomit or itch can be stronger than death at times. It depends on the context." Cicero coolly looked at Damien's face to try and find out if his brother was understanding what he told him.

"But with a wolf like this one, Cicero is not sure there is anything good but death." Cicero looked at Damien again, and he meant the words: when he looked at Grimnir, he saw a liability. If that was one his mother intended to keep around, then that was okay with Cicero. However, it was clearly not okay with Damien, and therefore, Cicero would help his brother to eliminate it. And elimination simply worked better when it was for good. Especially with an agressive wolf like Grimnir. He might just beserk through the pain. It might even make him stronger. And they both knew who would be punished for it if he would get angry.