However, Yed saw Ned walking toward their father and taking out a yellow pill, and he promptly bellowed, "What do you think you're doing?!"

Before Ned realized what was happening, Yed had leapt up, knocking the pill out of his hand and stamping it into pieces.

Naturally, his overreaction caught Abel and Lothar's attention. "What? What's going on here?"

"Uncle Lothar!" Yed bellowed as he pointed at the remains of the yellow pill. "That bastard was going to feed father some poisoned pill, but I noticed in time and destroyed it!"

"It's not poison!" Ned retorted loudly to clear the suspicion against him despite his doubts. "It's a pill given to me by Mr. Lawrence! It can stop the poison and keep father alive for another few days!"

"Mr. Lawrence who?!" Paula chimed in, shrieking. "The way I see it, you're worried that Mr. Loggins can save Ciril now that he's here, and you want to poison him dead! You're despicable!"

"I'm not!" Ned bellowed, wheezing.

"The proof is right here, and you're still trying to lie your way out of this?!" Yed bellowed, grabbing him the wrist sand squeezing.

Yed growled, "I guess this Mr. Lawrence who sold you the poison must be

someone shouted before Yed could kill

not Lothar

over and dropped to a crouch, brushing his finger

he soon exclaimed in

poison, Mr. Loggins?" Lothar came over,

from it!" Abel shook his head repeatedly, his expression excited. "It's just... There's

"What?!"

Abel turned eagerly to Ned. "Young man, where did

Ned was still stunned, surprised that a pill that Frank threw

said, "My friend, Mr. Lawrence, gave it to me.

as he pressed keenly, "Do you

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