A cunning person.
Valen's presence was enough to make him leave, creating the excuse he needed. Yet, he persistently targeted her.
Who could harbor such hatred toward her?
The people of the Storm Clan?
No.
They raised her to offer as a concubine, not to kill her.
In her short life, the only places she had known were the Storm Clan and the Suncrest Sect.
If the Storm Clan was excluded, then only Suncrest remained.
Did someone from Suncrest Sect hire an assassin from Bloodshadow Pavilion?
Her master Aiden's words came to mind:
— "I refused to give you up, so surely, something fitting as retribution will follow."
The face of Elder Gideon appeared in her thoughts.
At first, she believed he was a kind man.
But now she knew better.
That kindness had been driven by greed, the desire to possess her for himself.
"…Did someone from Suncrest Sect send you?"
"No need for you to know."
