King Jaren was a complicated man, Mana concluded. She had been too appalled at what had happened at the gates of the imperial palace – but she had not expected that it was partly King Jaren's plan. It was subtle and understated, quite unlike the booming, cheerful persona of her Papa.
Still, things had gone well. Jules had already earned immense goodwill from the crowd, and so had Raven. It would be much easier to deal with things now.
The thing that bothered her the most was the desperate lack of evidence. By now, Mana had no doubt that Queen Sora was involved in everything from her mother's death to the latest volcano conspiracy…the question was, whether Queen Sora was smart enough to be the mastermind herself…or were there bigger enemies in the shadows behind her…
