Chapter 609: A sorcerer’s tale
A marked one?
But taking the Regulator title is a bit presumptuous, isn’t it?
Could it be the genuine lord? But why? Especially Ormoncleth, why come and play around disguised as a mortal?
So probably actually a marked one? Both feel possible… But then she died.
Wait, was the hand…
“Gorgeous, isn’t she?” the count asked rhetorically, “I daresay this must be one of the best paintings remaining of her highness. A grim reminder of what was lost, I suppose, yet I only feel nostalgic bliss when I gaze upon her majestic allure. Our queen was certainly the second most charismatic woman after my late wife…” he trailed off with a weary sigh.
“And so… I have many questions, but… How is she the reason everyone here is doomed?” Sofia asked.
The count answered with another sigh. He propped up the painting against a wall and sat back down in his chair, his head thrown back, he looked at the ceiling as he answered, “Our Queen passed quietly in her sleep, about five years ago… It was an unexplained and unanticipated death. The Queen was laid to rest in a crystal coffin, and Chancellor Izzaro took over the reigns of the kingdom for the time being. About a year later, a new unknown plague started ravaging the population…”
In her head, Sofia started connecting the dots.