Chapter 42: You should be sorry
"It’s really saddening," said the blond Count seated across from Rinne.
To her left sat two people—a boy and a girl.
She was currently in Hades’s old home. A place he once lived, but no longer called his own.
Why was she here? She had a purpose. A clear goal in her mind.
Rinne gave a small nod. "Yes, it is. But considering the things he did... I believe Cedric received the punishment he deserved." Her honest words made Count Trevon shift uncomfortably in his seat.
"I’m surprised Hades hasn’t been punished by the royal court yet," said the young man beside the Count. His name, Rinne recalled, was Dowen.
Same blond hair. Narrow, lazy eyes. A cheeky smile that made Rinne want to slap it off his face.
But she held back—for the sake of her purpose.
"Perhaps the King sees things in a way others cannot?" she suggested calmly.
"His son was killed," said the youngest in the room. "Even a man grows attached to a pet if he raises it from birth. Surely the King must’ve been angry at losing his own child."
Her name... right, Gabriella.
Rinne glanced at the Count and offered a faint smile. "Yes, compassion. Feeling love and sympathy for one’s child is only natural."