"Your Majesty, this is probably tied to the earlier assassination attempt you mentioned. I think you should handle this personally," Kenji said, sounding helpful. In truth, he wasn't about to let this messy burden land on him. He remembered the emperor's looming demands and didn't want to trigger any more trouble. So he tried to hand the matter off to her with a polite flourish.
"No. You've been investigating for days and haven't cracked a thing. How could I cut you off from a fresh lead now?" Pluvia narrowed her eyes. "Take it. Find out whatever you can, then inform me."
....
Back at the Anos estate, Kenji wasted no time starting the interrogation of the assassin Lina had captured.
He had a hunch this prisoner wouldn't reveal much, but it was still better than nothing. Getting Lina—who wasn't exactly known for leaving survivors—to bring one in alive was hard enough.
