Empress Marozia knew her son well. Though she didn't give birth to him, she already raised him for 10 years now.
She knew that her son wasn't that kind of a person, maybe so far from kind. She was the only whom he actually cared about and she knew that. But now...
He wanted to protect the smile of someone.
He was in love but... she doubted he would know that.
If it wasn't love, why would someone like Tristan hesitate to force her to marry him?
But...
The woman was from Welahan?
"Who is this woman?" she asked her son in a calm voice.
Tristan hesitated for a while before he said, "Lena Parish. She is a General in the Elan Army."
Lena Parish?
Somehow, the Empress finds the name familiar. She gave a deep thought, trying to recall it. Then she raised a brow.
That friend of Karium?
