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Just who…? (Part 2)

It was a dire situation

News had just arrived, er to Count Stein

It was originally thought that the issue of the assassin’s dagger had been taken cared of, as it was nowhere to be found on the body But, that was clearly not the case

’The job must be completed by today at the very latest, just to be safe’

Lady Orelly, first lady of Iphelleta House

Though it was not known to the world, her father was the head the Assassin’s Guild in secret

If one were to mention the problem at hand then it would be the fact that the Iphelleta House despised such people, and Orelly was now at risk of having her family’s secret exposed

What if this inforet ugly

The e between Orelly and Stein was purely for business purposes

’If If they find out the poison for Iris was froot out, then her fragile relationship maintained by her two sons would shatter completely

She did not want to lose the man, Stein

Definitely not to his concubine

That hat she wasexposed

"-ther?"

’No, that cannot happen’

"Mother!"

The second son of the house, Lloyd was shaking her shoulders

"Hht mother?"

There orry shown on his face

Perhaps it was due to hisfine"

"You seeht be due to lack of sleep What happened yesterday, it was simply too much for me"

Orelly lied as if she weren’t aware of as going on

She hadn’t revealed even to her sons that the body in front of her roos such harm to us Of all places, to die in front of your roorumbled

"Have some rest mother I will stay by you"

How could she tell hihter of a cruel assassin?

Impossible

"No, there’s no need I’m more interested in our previous conversation It was about Riley right?"

Orelly smiled back at her worried son

"Ah, yes"

Lloyd nodded

"Apparently, Riley had a go with a sword yesterday"

"Oh, Riley did?"

"It was before the body was found"

Lloyd scratched the back of his head

"Well It was probably because of the poisoning that happened to Lady Iris That seeuess the lazy child becaed that ties of Orelly’s eyes twitched, albeit faintly

She was already well aware of the story, told to her yesterday by the hoodedit from her son had a different feel to it

"It was abysmal"

This time, she had a faint smile on her lips

"Oh, is that so?"

That was it

The proof that she is superior to the concubine Iris, that she should be the one who received the most love

Iris’ son was a pathetic, useless plebeian, while Orelly’s sons were both able swordsh to prove her presence in the house

"Hoho, that’s how it is"

Orelly’s eyes turned towards the s

Outside, she could see Riley sleeping on the apple tree in the garden

It was as if the thought of learning swordsmanship was out of question

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Late afternoon at Iffa village

For soes lined up within the village

They all looked quite luxurious

"What is it? Why is the ’Mythril Carriage’ of the Tes Trade Guild here in the village?"

A villager asked, pointing towards the shiniest of all the carriages

"Who knows?"

"Did they find a gold old ive you my wife"

"How come the bet seems favourable to you?"