Chapter 68 The Truth (1/2)

Year 4019 Mist Kingdom Sacred Church

After much investigation, this was the last place. Lyn was skeptical when she saw it at first. A church of all areas? While there are many across the realms who are religious, those people are commoners who. Most people who have shed blood with their own hands before, do not bother with religion because they've stained their own hands.

Likewise, she was the same. After destroying so many lives with her own hands, does she really have the right to pray to God? The answer is no. She must take responsibility for her actions.

They spilt into three groups, her and Rhys, Pupillam and General Teo and Supreme General Adrien by himself. A deep sigh passed her lips, why does she always end up with Rhys recently? How annoying. Her thoughts broke off when she sensed movement heading towards them.

The last person she expected to see was Gabrielle's father. Gabrielle's father Rick ran towards them frantically. Somebody seemed to chase him. Lynwasted no time, ”Rhys.”

”Yeah, yeah.”

The matter is dealt with in seconds; they heard a painful cry in the direction she sent Rhys.

”Thank you, dear-” Gabrielle's father Rick paused when he finally realized who she was, ”Q-Queen Lyn,” he looked frightened. There was no trace of that confidence from the last time they met each other at all.

The last time they met, he kept on spouting nonsense about the way she ran the Kingdom. During that time though, Lyn didn't think much or rather paid much attention to him. She just showed him the minimum amount of respect since he's Gabrielle's father. She had a lot going on then and didn't have the time to listen to an old man rambling.

Though Lyn detected resentment, it wasn't in her place to do anything about it. Lyn knew about the resentment since she took the throne. Gabrielle's parents made it clear when they didn't attend her wedding and made their daughter late.

Previously she could dismiss things because she simply didn't care. Lyn knew what taking the throne meant. She knew that people would resent her. 'If they want to hate me, then all right. As long as they make no trouble for the Kingdom.' Indeed, since Lyn became Queen, she pretty much let people get away with things not because she isn't aware of their misdeeds.

But simply because their actions didn't harm the Kingdom in any way. Of course, that was careless on her part, that made people think she was weak and thus they exploited it.

”Sir Rick, now that I've saved your life we can we talk?”

”But you didn't save me--”

”Then, do you want to listen to me?” Rhys said, a dangerous glint in his eyes.

At that comment, Rick frantically shook his head, ”Wait a moment I'll talk! I'll talk.”

...

For the next few minutes, Rick explained the situation to them.

”Well, isn't that lovely? I didn't have to listen to you blab on; my theory proved correct except,” Lyn trailed off, ”Now I know that Gabrielle took the poison willingly.”

”Poison?” the man's voice turned weak, ”What are you talking about?”

”Don't play dumb; you should know what poison I'm talking about.”

”That poison...but wait,” realization hit the man, ”My daughter? What happened to my daughter?”

”She's dead.”