Her lack of remorse angered King Armen. He stood up from his chair, wanting to order his knights to seize Martha and punish her, but his rationality returned, and he managed to stop himself. He glowered at the old woman standing before him. "How can you say that? For her own good? Can you even hear yourself? Do you even know where we have to send her? Away to Megaris! Our efforts to protect her all these years went in vain!"
"I won't be able to protect her after this anyway, so it's good she is going away from here."
Her response shocked everyone in the room. Regarding his daughter's safety, King Armen would not dare let himself be dragged around by his rage. He sat back down on his chair as he took time to calm himself.
"What do you mean?" King Armen asked. Cian, who remained a quiet bystander to their conversation, was equally eager to know what it was.
