After learning the secret revealed by Le, Thales got past his initial surprise and calmed down.
"So according to what you're saying, not only should we not blame you for today's disaster," the Prince said suspiciously, "but we should blame the Candor Royal Family for not taking good care of the Origin Blood, which allowed Losang II to become a vampire and cause endless trouble?"
"I mean no such thing," Le replied respectfully, yet his scrutinizing gaze never left Thales, "but with this clue at hand, Your Highness must be closer to the truth behind the assassin than we are."
Thales furrowed his brow.
How cunning.
This old fellow has thrown the mystery and the thread leading to its unraveling back at me, while also subtly clearing Corleone of any responsibility.
But the tactic was indeed effective, and Thales couldn't help but wonder:
