Chapter 461: A Dangerous Suspicion (II)
"That’s ridiculous! His Highness Prince Kiev is not that kind of person! You all heard him in the throne hall before! He restored Elis’s body to a maiden again and hasn’t even touched her!" Garin countered, his voice filled with indignation as he disagreed with the accusation being tossed around the room. "How could such an honourable prince person do that?!"
"Then how do you explain the pregnancy?" Eric shot back, glaring at the knight. "I’m asking the same question that our grand duke has raised! Given the binding spell, he can’t get Lady Raychard to conceive! So, how does she become pregnant? She can’t be miraculously having a baby on her own!" he said, his words defeating any further objections.
The room fell into a contemplative silence, and one by one, the knights found themselves reaching an impasse. No one could come out with a reasonable refutation.
"If it’s not His Highness Prince Kiev, who could it be? His Majesty initially accused us since we were the only men around Lady Raychard. If we claim one of the servants at the mansion was involved, that would make even less sense. They hardly approached her," Noah pointed out, a fact that was already known by all.
"It could never be any of us or the servants! She was well-monitored constantly and chaperoned whenever she walked out of her chamber! We saw it with our own eyes!" Luke added, shaking his head in disbelief confidently.
"Even with that alibis, His Majesty’s trust in us surely wanes. We need to find the person who impregnated Lady Raychard!" Alex exclaimed.
Rafe’s expression turned cold at Eric’s accusation; something bothered the healer inside, making him ponder deeply.
"What are you thinking, Rafael?" Eric asked, noticing his friend’s severe countenance.
"Your accusation against Kiev... I don’t want to believe it either. But... it does sound plausible..." Rafe finally admitted, his voice low and tentative.
"What?? You really believe he did it?" Garin interjected, surprise etched across his face.
"I don’t know!" Rafe sighed, running a hand through his grey hair in exasperation. "But I remember when Lady Raychard was saved from the forest... She wasn’t wearing her training attire but was clothed in an old peasant dress. Kiev must have changed her. Even the armour she wore was gone."