Chapter 397 - 352: The Princess’s Secret
"Die in my stead."
Anos spoke these words calmly.
For some reason, Mira felt a chill in her heart as she listened on the side.
Anos’s gaze did not fall upon the girl; instead, it landed on an empty space in the living room, her head hung low as if sinking into a long recollection.
"You will want to ask... did my mother die in my stead? Will you?"
Mira nodded; it was the first time she heard someone ask such a question.
Anos’s way of speaking always had a kind of strange elegance.
The Princess took a deep breath,
"It wasn’t like that at first.
In the beginning, a mysterious person told my parents that if they cast a little man out of gold and took out its heart to replace mine, all would be well."
"Mira, the heart replacement ritual went smoothly, and I lived on, temporarily."