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You decide to hang back and watch Gu do what he wants. But should he need it you're ready to pounce.
"Tch. Watch your mouth perorin. I wouldn't go around shouting such baseless accusation if I were you."
"Oh. I'm sorry. It's just that I'm rather peeved that some wrinkly old fart would insult my art like that! Insult ME by insinuating I made that piece of shit! How would YOU feel if some scum made candy and said it was yours!?"
Gu takes out his chopsticks and flicks them to point at Perosperos candy cane.
"I assume that's why you're dressed from head to toe in lollipops."
"Correct."
"So how could you disrespect another artisans craft like that?"
"Easily..."
"I'm going... to kill you."
"Kukuku. By all means. Try it small fry! I have a bounty of 700.000.000! That's right. Even higher than your captain! Come on. Touch me. I'd love to have an excuse to turn your whole body into candy and just... lick you up! Perorin!"
Perospero licks his candy cane with grim satisfaction. Gu backs down.
"I thought so."
"Hmph. You know what? Why don't I explain how I would've done things so you get just a bit of clarity."
"I really don't care."
"Oh but you do. The Alabastan Giant Scorpion venom is useful because it's easy to adjust the dosage. Too little and it'll burn the tongue with a bitter taste. Too much and it will cause indigestion, as was seen with your mother and that lion. But if it was me I'd use something less known, harder to detect. Something that doesn't leave any trace behind. Like the... Rainbow Choke Fern. Ever heard about it?"
"Spare me the stories-"
As Perospero tries to leave Gu slams his hand against the wall and cuts off his path.
"You see the choke fern is quite special. Its poison has no color nor smell or taste. Completely undetectable. And even a single drop of it is lethal."
Perospero swallows hard as Gu begins explaining things.
"It starts off slow. Just a little soreness in the throat at first. Then as the body is deprived of air breathing quickens, the pulse rises. That's when the choking starts. It happens quickly and that's why assassins prize this rare and dangerous herb. Because slip just a bit into someones food and they'll start showing signs. And it will look like they choked on their food."
Perosperos eyes widen. He reaches for his throat and tries to speak "It can't be" but no word leaves his mouth.
"And then the limbs begin to shake. But not why you think. One would assume it's the lack of air. But no. You see the choke ferns poison is a neurotoxin. The throat, the muscles around the lungs and even the ones in the limbs spasm as the nerves are scrambled."
Perospero falls to his knees choking, convulsing and with a fear in his eyes.
"You can't ask for help, you can't even write or signal for help. And if anyone sees you they'll just assume you are choking on your food. They may slap your back or may cut a hole in your esophagus to give you air. But it won't help."
