Left In The Dark

''My lord was this truly necessary? We should use the ability of the witch in order to mass produce the antidote. More than 300 people are ill and the number is growing. Killing her would be an unwise decision. "Octavio voiced his concerns.

"No! Lord Machiavelli did the right thing! We should never trust the pawns of the devil." Said a man in the guard's uniform." The Church was right about only one thing, but they fell into corruption from within..."

"Wake up already Boemund, the Church was never what it seemed. They manipulated kings, peasants, commoners and even sages, and also you Guard Captain."

"Enough!" A man's voice echoed through the throne room.

"I-I apologize Lord Machiavelli... We went too far." Boemund kneeled down.

"You are dismissed for today, Boemund don't forget to maintain the quarantine. We must not let the disease spread any further. If more people get infected it will be out of control."

"Yes my lord!"

"Octavius don't let any merchants leave the town."

"I see, you don't want other towns getting infected"

"No it's because the other lords will most likely launch a surprise attack if they find out that our forces are busy containing commoners."Octavius let out a short sigh" Just do it and it will also save lives"

"Yes my lord"

After they left silence befall the throne room in this late afternoon.

Now It is time to think about the trully dificult question. What should I do with the Witch ? I didn't tell them that I detained her becouse I was unsure what road should I take. If I chose to realise her or let her go that means I support Roland Wimbledon. Which is absolutly not the case! But that person is beyond comprehension. When I firts heard the tales I thought they are fiction, but right now he is comming with his army to the Eastern Regions. With an undefeated army... There is no way anyone will stop him. The only way is submission or death.

However, killing her means that I have to deal with this terrible situation personally. And there are two things that I hate the most, plagues and Wimbledons. The Wimbledons never meant to rule this land, yet here we are, another one soon takes the crown, and after his death there will be another civil war. This happened every single time, but we still accept them as rulers!

Suddenly the sound of a great impact echoed in the room.

"I'm just sick of them. Sick of every single one of them."

However there is little I can do about it right now. Later on I will join an assassination plot or a rebellion if there will be a good enough opportunity, and take charge of it. I will make him regret taking the crown...

Ah... This is not good; I must concentrate on the present. So what should I do with the witch? There is no Church that can enforce these rules but, no rules for their protection either. So her fate is completely up to me...

Wait! Something is wrong! Why didn't she go towards the Western Regions? Roland Wimbledon Is... Brah that name alone makes me wrathful! Focus, focus!

So 'He' is the patron of Witches and the only one who dared to stand against the Church. Any witch who is in need would go to him or mention his name to anyone who tries to harm Witches.

Then why did she not say anything? This doesn't make any sense. Unless... She ran away from him! But this still doesn't explain everything. There are too many unknowns for me to guess.

''Guards! Escort me to the dungeons!"

...

The sun was setting down and slowly darkness claimed the sky, but it was not dark yet in this early evening. People in their leather armour and one in full plate armour showed up in the entrance of the dungeon and started to go down in pairs, then all of them disappeared from the surface.

I don't actually know what her reaction will be, but I would never accept any offer as long as I don't get something in return. I should make an offer first then start the questioning, if she is willing to talk. This is very unlikely. At least I know that her ability is only useable when she touches something or maybe someone, but we know that she can't break out from the cell. I proved that when I asked the men here to remove her God's Stone. That is also the reason why I let her in the throne room without a God's Stone, if she poses no danger than it is meaningless, that's what I thought. My guards also put on theirs, just in case. It turned out to be completely irrelevant.

They arrived on the floor where only one prisoner was held. The witch Morrigan. Who was looking out from her gap window towards the setting sun. When everyone arrived she turned around.

"What took you so long?" Morrigan said with a stoic expression.

Her reaction is far better than what I expected. "I am here to ask some questions about you and your experiences that lead you to Lakefall, If you answer them I am willing to offer you services that are now unavailable for you." There is no guarantee that she will tell me the truth but, it is still better than nothing. I should initiative this talk, if she is unwilling to break her silence the answer is clear, but if she is willing I don't have to stand here awkwardly while she thinks about it. "Is Morrigan your real name?"

"Yes it is, I never use false names. "She answered with a surprised expression on her face.

Hmm a bit more information than I hoped, this conversation is indeed fruitful, but I am not going to think about it right now. I have a lot to ask." Why did you leave King's City?"

She hesitated a lot then gave the answer: "I had to."

"Was the cause related to King's City?"

"No it wasn't related to King's City that much."

Interesting." Was this event that made you leaving also targeted your family?"

"No"

So only you..."Was this event related to the 'Royal' Family?" Even this makes me mad. Focus, focus...

After a long time Morrigan remained silent.

I am sorry but I have to tell you at some point that silence, is also an answer, and it is truer than many words...but just to make sure that this is not a coincidence: "What lord did you serve?"

After a short hesitation Morrigan looked Machiavelli in the eye and said: "Garcia Wimbledon."

What?! Wait why did she tell me that? Oh... She knew that I saw through her silence so she told me who was the person that made her leave...You are quite adaptable. Alright this is the last question.

"How long were you running?"

"For more than two years"

For more than two years. Why do I feel that all this information can be linked together...

So what do we know. She is Morrigan an Apprentice from King's City. More than two years ago The King Issued The Crown Selection Law after that she became a target. She was employed by Garcia for something. She is terrified of Roland because of something, and only she was targeted not her family. Which means she was a culprit and she was the only one responsible for something? But why would two people target her at the same time? Wait...The Crown Selection Law... IF there are no other successors the only living participant wins. In that case...Garcia hired her to...If all this is true...

"You tried to kill Roland Wimbledon!"