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With the previous events being mostly lighthearted, the sudden dark turn of events with the king's death was shocking to say the least, and no one could guess who the culprit could be.
It was at this time that the adviser who had warned the king about the princess and the witch being too close spoke up. "Princess… if I may be bold?"
Emilia frowned, but nodded. "Speak."
A few people gave the adviser a warning look, hoping he wasn't really going to claim that the cookies from the princess were what poisoned the king. Even though many of them thought so, wouldn't saying such a thing out loud be the same as committing suicide?!
With her position as the sole successor to the throne, even if the cookies were the source of the poison, it was impossible for the princess to have known about it herself. After all, there was no need for her to do such a thing.
