Book 14: Chapter 14
I threw the shovel down; eyes on the animal corpse in front of me, I fell into deep thought. The deer’s corpse was complete, but it had shrivelled, and resembled the mould of an animal. It definitely didn’t decay due to being dead for a long time. Instead, it was in this shape before it was buried. I flipped the corpse over and noticed its neck was ripped. However, the culprit didn’t seem to plan to eat the deer. They appeared to merely want to suck the poor deer’s blood and liquids.
On the surface, I appeared to be pondering who was responsible. Deep down, I knew well and truly who was responsible. A few days ago, Mom tidied up that part of the flower garden. I didn’t even need to think about it to figure out Mom killed the deer. Mom sucked an innocent deer dry after I sucked her blood.
The Galadriel Tribe was a tribe of dark elves. Dark elves needed to suck blood. The only differing factor was we suck blood to absorb mana; I absorbed Mom’s mana, so Mom must’ve subconsciously gone sucking blood when she lacked mana.
“Your Highness!! What is th-”
I answered, “It’s all right. Some wild animal probably killed this poor animal and buried it here to eat later.”
I didn’t plan to reveal the truth. I couldn’t let the elves find out the Galadriel Tribe was a tribe of dark elves. More importantly, I couldn’t let them know about Mom’s condition. I decided to bury the secret. Mom suffered mana deprivation for my sake. I hoped Mom only killed the unlucky animals in the vicinity.
“Wait, wait…” I cut myself off. I suddenly realised that if Mom had begun to hunt animals… I remembered I continued to suck more and more blood. I pondered, “Can Mom sustain her requirements with just one deer? Mom’s eyes turn blood-red more and more often. I think Mom is now much more frightening than when she sucked the blood of a deer. Also, why did Mom have to change the maids daily…?”
I felt a cold chill up my spine. I thought of the most likely and most terrifying possibility. I continued with my analysis: “Were the maids switched daily, or were they unable to return after coming here? Did Mom call them here to use them to replenish her mana at night? That would mean that I’m not sucking Mom’s blood, but the mana she produced after sucking these innocent girls dry? Did Mom suck dry those girls and the one who bore a striking resemblance to Luna just as the deer was? Was their corpse then buried somewhere?”
Mommy Vyvyan was a benevolent and just Queen; she wasn’t a tyrant. The prerequisite was that Mom and something involving me must not be in the same equation. I was positive Mom would never suck another elf’s blood for her own sake. If it was for my sake, on the other hand, she most certainly would. Mom could destroy the entire world for me, let alone killing a few people.