Then she began to inquire about rare desert plants.

That was how she learned about the “scorpion’s tears” – a powder made from dried venom of desert scorpions. In a tiny dose, it was invisible, but once inside the body, it paralyzed the heart. The symptoms looked like a natural heart attack.

But there was still another problem: the sheikh’s food and drinks were always checked by his personal servants. Any attempt to poison him would have led to exposure.

She knew: if she made a mistake, not only she would die, but also her mother and even her father. So she searched for another way.