I see, he had already attempted and failed to kill Berengar Dragomir.
Eveline's behavior finally made sense to Rosa now, but other things such as the King's desire for his son to take possession of the throne after him stopped making sense completely. Kael's revelations were casting everything in a new, disturbing light.
"You asked for a fairytale the other day..." Kael's yellowish eyes glimmered with a deep need to confess. "...Are you ready to hear an old, real-life story?"
"I already told you; I'll listen to whatever you have to say."
His ruffled hair fell forward as he lowered his head, and when he looked up again, it seemed as if he had reverted to a younger version of himself. "That day that I met you in the graveyard...Do you remember the old man that showed up at the end?"