Was the High Priest lying to me?
Heather had the audacity to cast curses in the royal harem, rally elders and ministers to seize power for Rui Jones, and even forcibly married off Alma while sealing Renata's divine powers… Without a powerful backer, how could she have succeeded?
I confronted him outright, my voice sharp with accusation. "No need to pretend—you've been pulling Heather's strings all along. Admit it."
He sighed, swirling the blood in his glass lazily. "She merely had to whisper my name, and the elders fell in line like obedient hounds. But you? You're different. Stubborn. Defiant." His lips curled into a cold smirk. "I captured you only to exchange for Rui Jones and Heather. Otherwise, Lionel would have slaughtered them by now."
"Queen Eunice was murdered by Heather's own hands," he continued, his voice dropping to a whisper. "Lionel has waited far too long to take her life."
