Adriana sipped her tea in relative silence as Adam talked. She was already made aware of the Lady Isabeau's dilemma, thanks to the letter. However, she had not been aware that the Lady had been working on [i]the[/i] panacea. The legendary cure all. So named for the goddess whom was said to dispense it in ancient Greek times. This did spark Adriana's interest a bit more in this case. Had the lady truly found it? 

However panacea was never reported to bring the dead back to life. So what was happening with the lady's husband... It still could have been related to her research. Science and alchemy were fickle mistresses, and never worked quite the way one had intended, or so Adriana heard from some of her colleges and friends. 

However, the reports of missing men also intrigued her a bit. She had heard rumors at some of the parties she had been at of some of the men missing around Prague. She had never really paid much mind to it, since no one she had known had gone missing. The report of the rabid bear bored her mostly, she was not a hunter, nor did she care much for the sport. The missing hearts part did get her interest. That didn't sound like atypical animal behavior. Especially if the animal was indeed rabid as the hunters had reported. 

She took another sip of her tea and set her cup down. [color=0072bc]"I will be more than happy to call upon the Lady Isabeau with you Adam. Our families are on good standing with one another, so my paying a visit to her should not raise too many concerns. As long as you do not ask me to over tax my talents, I will do my best to figure out if there is something she is hiding from us, that she wishes to keep hidden."[/color] She looked at Adam as she spoke and then picked out a piece of toast to nibble on.

[color=0072bc]"Is there going to be anything else you will need my skills for before we leave for the D'Allende estate?"[/color] She set down her toast, curious for the answer.