“It was the mysterious Mademoiselle X who imparted that information to me, but sadly she left some time ago, so we’ll gain no more insight from her this evening. She also said the extract must be introduced directly into the blood stream, so unless you found more fresh wounds than the two I left him with when you examined him, then I am certainly the fool who introduced it into his system, albeit unwittingly,” Gabriel admits.
“Oh, Meleagant’s sister, Melisante, is in your room mourning her brother, so you may want to inform her of your diagnosis,” Gabriel says almost as an afterthought, as he begins to walk away, “And please offer her my heartfelt apologies again, as I fear she no longer wishes to listen to anything I say.”