460 Insane revelations (2/2)
”If I were in your place, instead of leaving this question in the open, I would do my best to explain what the heck do you mean by that. Helia, you were the one to claim Gabriel is dead, mind explaining what brought you to such conclusion?”
Considering how the princess was set of making things hard for me, I could only move on and ask the head of the rebel forces to explain. After all, it was Helia who first told me that Gabriel was dead! Did I make a mistake when deciding who to initially trust? Was I siding with someone who betrayed me and just tried to push the blame on her opponent by banking off the fact I was more familiar with her rather than the princess?
It was still too early to come to such conclusion, yet from now on, I decided to look at this case from a more objective point of view, rather than assuming that everything one side said was true, while everything that the other side claimed was an utter lie.
”On the day that he died, or at least when everyone thought and assumed that Gabriel died, the princess leads a procession to his home and left it with a richly decorated coffin. As soon as the coffin reached this exact spot where we all stand right now, she rounded up the workers and ordered them to turn it into a sacred tomb. If not Gabriel, then who else could be buried here?!”
The more I learned about the matter, the better I understood that in fact, I knew nothing. While Helia's words explained how everyone assumed that Gabriel is dead, it also made me realise that it could be all just a misunderstanding!
While it pained me to admit it, people were creatures that liked to jump on conclusions!
”Gabriel's tomb? Was he a saint or something? Outside of being a leader of all people, he was just a normal human like every single one of us! It was the Hero's blood that was buried here with all the honours! Why do you think the entire sanctuary was built around it?!”
With the princess and Helia openly arguing about the historical facts, I couldn't help but wish they had this exchange before everything became far more complicated. If what princess claimed was really a truth, then the whole basis of the conflict could be avoided by such a simple talk!
”But wait, even if we take your words for the truth, how come you became a leader of all the folks around in the first place? If Gabriel is still alive, how could you take his position?”
Instead of trying to uncover whether the previous claims were true or not, I decided that instead of digging deeper, it would be better to dig wider.
”Assume his position? How can you act like a fair judge if everything you accuse me off is nothing else but a product of your own mind? I always called myself the head priestess, just like the tradition of our people dictates!”