Chapter 257: Rest (2) (Teaser)
“Get the event ready—!”
The Imperial Palace stirred with the cries of morning and the rush of preparations for the event. Hoofbeats raced across the palace grounds in a steady rhythm. Meanwhile, inside the Empress’s chamber, Sophien sat alone, her face tinged with mild irritation.
“Ahan,” Sophien called.
“Yes, Your Majesty,” Ahan replied without hesitation.
“I dreamed,” Sophien said, her eyes locked on the view outside the window.
“Dream, Your Majesty?”
“Yes, Rohakan showed up.”
“… Ah.”
Rohakan, the Black Beast—long dead, and yet still he haunts Her Majesty in her dreams, Ahan thought.
"Whatever words the traitor spoke, it would be best not to trouble Your Majesty with them," Ahan replied, shaking her head.
"No, it is a matter worth troubling over," Sophien said.
Sophien dreamed, but it wasn’t really a dream; it was a memory slipping through the gaps in her thoughts.
"Indeed, it seems that damned man has left something stuck in my mind."
Somewhere in Sophien's mind lay a faded memory, slipping further each time she reached for it. It was the day Rohakan killed her mother and disappeared—long before the endless cycle of poisonings had begun.
"It seems to be a lock on my memories. Rohakan must have set it in place when I was too young—and perhaps it grew alongside me. Even my magic cannot dismantle it," Sophien concluded.
"Would Your Majesty consider asking the Professor for help?"
Without a word, Sophien turned and looked back at Ahan.
"Forgive me, Your Majesty, for speaking out of turn," Ahan added, bowing her head.
"No, you were right. This is too strange. I must bring this to Deculein for questioning."
"Strange, if I may ask, Your Majesty…?"
"Two days ago, Deculein visited Rohakan’s Vineyard. I had thought it merely an act of mourning," Sophien said, her brow faintly furrowed. "But this dream of...
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