63 The Bloodline Ceremony 5yr

Translator: MogumoguchanEditor: TheRealSeal, Tonicquill, Mogumoguchan, _Lunaelle

Thales had yet to finish his speech.
"Since you are the assassin's target… who could be the one who wants to take your life?"
Thales' voice pounded on Zayen's heart like a sledgehammer covered in iron thorns. "Your Grace, let us take a moment to recall. What did you plan to do on that day? Who were you going to meet? Who would have knowledge of your whereabouts?"
Zayen exhaled deeply without giving away any emotion on his face, but the scene from that day kept emerging uncontrollably in his mind.
He saw that Gilbert had been among those that were attacked, and to win Gilbert's favor, Zayen had lent a helping hand.
Those assassins, that little boy, and also, the people who knew that he would be there.
Thales sounded cold as he slowly replied word by word, "Was it those people whom you thought were your allies? Those people whom you worked hard with to achieve a better future for Constellation? Those people who once promised you a beautiful future?"
Thales turned his head around as he sighed. "This makes sense. Did they also tell you that among those people who were qualified to succeed the throne, you're the youngest candidate with the best image, has the majority of the pe