Chapter 119 — A Decade Old Promise
"Please, tell me what promise you made to Mother." Cynthia clasped his hand in hers, her eyes filled with urgency. She needed answers—desperately. Perhaps he held the knowledge she had been scouring the magic books for.
Vincent, who had always been devoted to studying magic and had insisted on becoming a mage professor, might have delved deeper into this field than she ever had. After all, she had been avoiding magic for years now.
"Please answer me," she pleaded, her voice trembling, a gasp escaping her lips. Her heart raced, caught between the excitement of discovery and the fear of the secrets she might uncover. "I need to know. It’s very important to me."
She waited, but her brother remained silent. "do not just keep quiet," she pressed.
Vincent exhaled deeply, his hesitation palpable. His heart pounded as he prepared to divulge the secret he had concealed for eleven long years. "You are a saintess, Cynthia," he finally admitted. "You possess the power to eradicate all evil energy."
"But I know that," she interrupted, her tone firm.
"What?" Vincent’s eyes widened, panic flashing across his face. Where could she have learned that? It had been a closely guarded secret, one the king had sworn them all to protect under the gravest of threats: never speak of it, or lose their tongues.
"I have met a... lady at His Majesty’s wedding. She told me mother was a saintess, and so am I."
Looking into each other’s eyes, the pair of siblings shared a mutual understanding.
Vincent inhaled deeply before he began, "Her Majesty told me and Alistair about your powers the day you were born. However, she took a promise from us. She said we had to keep it a secret until you realized your powers and protect you because you might have countless enemies who might want to use you for that purpose."
Cynthia recalled the countess assassination attempts. Every piece of the puzzle she crafted over the years seemed to be falling into place. However, she couldn’t wrap her mind around one question yet. It was supposed to be a secret, so who knew about her powers that would want to eliminate her?