Understanding the meaning of his king's look, the soldier said, "No one knows why the treasury is empty. There are only two plausible reasons for it. One, the king had spent it all and two, someone has stolen it."
Merrion did not know what to say. He waited for the soldier to continue with an intent expression when the soldier said, "Your Majesty, that's all the information we have. No one knows why the king killed his wife and son, or why this matter leaked, or why the treasury was stolen."
Merrion gestured for the soldier to leave before falling into deep thought. He then asked in a slow and heavy voice, "What do you think actually happened, son?"
Cadfan said, "I think this was all the cause of someone's careful planning."
Merrion nodded as that was what it seemed like to him too.
