Chapter 491: Annan at the Door
“Are you really here to assassinate the Princess…”
Ashe, of course, did not confess.
It wasn’t because he was particularly brave, facing Qenna’s intimidation without anger and actively approaching her, but because he simply couldn’t confess-Annan’s Pact forbade them from disclosing secrets on their own. Ashe couldn’t even report to the Sword Princess that he had gained a daughter, so how could he possibly tell Qenna about her daughter’s plan?
But whether he confessed or not made little difference-as long as Ashe was here, the others were certainly here too, and since they had infiltrated the Royal Palace on the night of the Court Banquet, they weren’t here to assassinate the ruler. Could they be simply dining together?
So when Ashe turned the question around and asked, “Do you know about the Tower?” Qenna immediately understood that her daughter brought these friends to raid the Tower.
“We’re not here to assassinate the Princess.” Since Qenna had guessed it, Ashe could say a bit more: “We just want to nullify her rank.”
“The result is the same,” Qenna mused. “Empress Yisuo is bound to be the First Gospel. Without the First Gospel, Empress Yisuo will have to hold on for another fifty years or the Yisuo Royal Family will be extinguished… If you’re successful, the realm will face an unprecedented century of turmoil.”
“But even without the First Gospel, the Yisuo Royal Family has other heirs, right? They can have someone else ascend to the throne. Wouldn’t others revolt just because it isn’t the First Gospel?” Ashe tried to downplay the danger of their mission.
However, Qenna nodded: “Yes, they would.”