I Possessed the Wicked Empress (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 93

Count Halstein, who rushed to the Grand Temple upon hearing the news, questioned Heather—Helen’s younger sister—repeatedly until late that afternoon, yet learned almost nothing.

The young girl, still a child, apparently had no idea where she had been held captive; she had merely trembled in fear, doing menial chores like wiping bloodstains from the floor.

According to Heather, Ermonde had slain over hundreds during her captivity.

What could he possibly intend to do with so much blood?

Naturally, the Grand Temple was placed on high alert to prevent a large-scale curse that might otherwise engulf Trivian.

Pelio, however, considered it fortunate that the name “Priannton” never passed Heather’s lips.

To Pelio now, nothing mattered except Ermedilin’s safety; everything else felt utterly irrelevant.

If someone were to peer into his heart, they might ask how a once-proud knight could fall so low—but Pelio had long since ceased feeling shame toward himself.

He had realized, bitterly and completely, that neither patriotism nor familial loyalty could ever outweigh his feelings for Ermedilin, and thus he had abandoned futile resistance.

Had he not already resolved to become a beast?

Even if Ermonde were plotting against his homeland Trivian from the enemy nation Priannton, that scheme could never outweigh Ermedilin’s life or death in importance.

Count Halstein would submit a report stating only that Ermonde was hiding somewhere near the border.

The fact that Ermedilin’s own brother had defected to the enemy needed to remain known to him alone.

There was no need to let Henri or the nobles learn of it and further unsettle Ermedilin, whose position was already precarious.

Once again, the fact that Duke François’s son had attempted to murder his own sister, the Empress, was sealed as a state secret.

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