Old Mrs. Horton said, "It was just our private speculation. You see, many people looked through numerous ancient Creran archives, hoping to find such a family with the surname South. Unfortunately, they came up empty-handed. It wasn't until a time later that someone declared that, actually, Lady South was...
"A member of the royal family from Country Y. She seemed to have committed some error there and was banished to Crera."
Keira was startled.
Banished...
This word made it sound like an ancient official who had made a mistake and was exiled to a remote outpost.
Old Mrs. Horton said, "Back then, Country Y was developing splendidly and very advanced. In my day, I must say, Crera was rather backward and had a poor standard of living. For them, coming to live in Crera was like a form of exile. However, I guess they never anticipated that today's Crera would be so prosperous, with such excellent living conditions..."
Keira nodded.
