Xenobotany. The study of alien plant life. My way to rid myself of my husband. I am tired of being beaten, but stellar law dictates I stay with him and bear his children.
They learned how to detect all terran poisons in autopsies centuries ago. But the plants new to us – ah, they must surely have new toxins. And so I study. And learn. Mark is pleased I will bring him a higher salary once I get my degree. But that won’t be all I’ll bring him.
Xenobotany will be my salvation.
