I watched Edward’s tired and sleep-deprived face a bit before speaking up.
“Reiner…he’s not ever coming back, right?” I asked, sounding braver than I felt inside.
“I don’t know…but he clearly doesn’t want to be found,” Edward replied solemnly.
“I see…” I replied, clearly saddened and disappointed.
“Natalia…I don’t want you to think too badly of Reiner. It’s true that he took your mother’s life, but he’s felt guilty about it all this time. He probably didn’t phrase it like this, but he did join the Rosenhall household to find you and to find a way to save you just as your mother asked,” Edward said seriously.
I didn’t believe that Reiner was the villain he made himself out to be. However, everyone agreed that Reiner did kill my mother, but the real question was…who ordered him to do it and why?
