Chapter 605
"Pardon?" Fael asked, frowning.
It wasn't that he didn't understand; it was that the statement was completely unexpected. And of course, unbelievable.
The former Crown Prince was alive?
While the royal family and the Great Church claimed as much, everyone knew it was merely a pretext to rule through fear—a justification to execute nobles without trial or crime.
Yet Ian’s expression didn’t so much as flicker as he took a drink. He wasn’t the type to make such jokes or empty statements in the first place.
"So, by the former Crown Prince, you mean..."
Fael’s brow knitted tighter, but before he could finish, Simon cut in from across the table. "Are you speaking of the very same Prince who was called the Son of Light?"
Unlike Fael, his eyes were wide with wonder.
"That’s right," Lucifer answered.
She added in her usual calm, unreadable tone as Simon turned toward her, "His Highness Hyked survived in the demonic realm beyond the Wall, known as the Black Lands, along with other survivors who followed him."
"Good heavens..." Fael couldn’t help but gasp in disbelief. It was shocking enough that the Prince had survived, but hearing there were others with him was even more unbelievable.
"Lu Solar, my goodness!" Before he could even process his surprise, Simon burst out with an exclamation. "I grew up hearing tales of His Highness Hyked’s glory, but I never imagined he truly lived!"