Chapter 237: Name (4)
"This is the man, Professor," Bethan said.
Bethan visited me at the Yukline mansion with someone he called a whistleblower, their face covered behind a mask.
“This is the man who sought me out from the desert—”
“Bethan, move ahead. If this man’s words hold true, there’s no room left for hesitation,” I ordered.
“... Yes, Professor.”
"What you’ve done will not go unnoticed, and it will reach Her Majesty’s ears."
"Yes, Professor!" Bethan replied, rising at once with a formal salute, and as he turned to leave, a bright smile spread across his face.
Soon after, the attendants stepped out, and in the silence that settled over the sitting room, I used Telekinesis to lift the mask from their face.
“Agh!”
Pale skin. Long blond hair. Blue eyes, as clear as ice. There was nothing that aligned with the signs of the Scarletborn in him. But that’s what he was—indistinguishable from any other citizen of the Empire.
“Your name?” I inquired.