"It was all a pretence."
Prince Edric revealed the truth in a weak voice.
"The King had been pretending all his life. He has two appearances, one that the people know of, the one me and Lavinia were familiar with, the fake front he puts in front of the crowd.
And the other only he knows about.
His true self.
I saw it with my own eyes.
I saw him talk with the Xenthalor representative, who shouldn't even be able to enter the royal chamber without his permission in the first place.
I saw him taking a crystal filled with raw Power of Corruption from him and keeping it inside his Sanctuary where his Bonds are supposed to be.
That was when it all connected.
Lavinia's exile, the delay in the Alliance's final move, it all made sense."
Kael heard Edric's words and his face turned even more solemn. Honestly, he already suspected the Drakthar King, heck, he was sure it was him.
His Vision had already told him that.
