"Vera, Vera? Are you okay?"
Colin looked worriedly at the girl in front of him, asking gently.
He had just confessed everything to Vera, including that Marquis Garcia was her biological father, the conflicts between her adoptive father and biological father, the reason why Duke St. Hilde sent her far away to the Half-Elf Kingdom, and possibly the hidden conspiracy behind it all...
With Marquis Garcia imprisoned in Shadow Gorge and the time to return to the North Territory rapidly approaching, Colin could no longer keep these things hidden.
He did not want Vera to return to Winterfell City, to the adoptive father who harbored ill intentions towards her, without knowing the truth.
As for Marquis Garcia's previous prohibition... It could only be said that necessity allowed for flexibility and that he would hopefully understand Colin's predicament even if he found out later.
But this brutal and ugly reality was still somewhat difficult for Vera to accept for the moment.
